/ ˈpærədi; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun ( pl. -ies ) parody (of sth)
1.
[ C , U ] a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of sb/sth in order to be amusing :
a parody of a horror film
2.
[ C ] ( disapproving ) something that is such a bad or unfair example of sth that it seems ridiculous
SYN travesty :
The trial was a parody of justice.
■ verb
( par·odies , par·ody·ing , par·odied , par·odied ) [ vn ] to copy the style of sb/sth in an exaggerated way, especially in order to make people laugh
SYN lampoon
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia burlesque poem, from para- beside (expressing alteration) + ōidē ode.