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Parody (Verb)

Meaning 1

Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The comedy club performers parodied the famous presidential speech, exaggerating its key phrases for comedic effect.
  • In the talent show, the group's dancers parodied the choreography of a popular music video, replacing the serious moves with silly ones.
  • The movie parodied the clichés of romantic comedies, making fun of predictible plot twists and over-the-top declarations of love.
  • They parodied a famous advertisement, using humor to poke fun at the original's serious sell.
  • The musical parody featured the performers singing ridiculous lyrics to popular songs, complete with outrageous costumes and characters.

Synonyms

  • Spoof
  • Burlesque

Hypernyms

  • Mock

Hyponyms

  • Travesty

Related Words

  • Parody (noun)
  • Parodist (noun)

Meaning 2

Make a spoof of or make fun of.

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

  • The comedian's stand-up routine was designed to parody the current crop of reality TV shows and their often absurd challenges.
  • She chose to parody her favorite pop song by rewriting the lyrics to poke fun at football players.
  • They decided to parody the iconic movie scene to create a hilarious meme that quickly went viral.
  • His writing style is meant to parody the overly dramatic language often used by politicians.
  • The students used their school project to parody a famous song by altering its lyrics to discuss school lunches and cafeteria norms.

Hypernyms

  • Represent
  • Play

Related Words

  • Parody (noun)
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