parody
pronunciation
How to pronounce parody in British English:
UK [ˈpærədi]
How to pronounce parody in American English:
US [ˈpærədi]
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- Noun:
- a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
- humorous or satirical mimicry
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- Verb:
- make a spoof of or make fun of
- make a parody of
Word Origin
- parody
- parody: see prosody
- parody (n.)
- 1590s (first recorded use in English is in Ben Jonson), from or in imitation of Latin parodia "parody," from Greek paroidia "burlesque song or poem," from para- "beside, parallel to" (see para- (1), in this case, "mock-") + oide "song, ode" (see ode). The meaning "poor or feeble imitation" is from 1830. Related: Parodic; parodical.
- parody (v.)
- c. 1745, from parody (n.). Related: Parodied; parodying.