[par.o.dy] n, pl -dies [L parodia, fr. Gk paroidia, fr. para- + aidein to sing--more at ode] (1598) 1: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
2: a feeble or ridiculous imitation syn see caricature -- pa.rod.ic adj -- par.o.dis.tic adj
[2]parody vt -died ; -dy.ing (ca. 1745) 1: to compose a parody on "~ a poem"
2: to imitate in the manner of a parody