"parody" meaning in English

See parody in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpærədi/ [US], /ˈpærədi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parody.wav [UK] Forms: parody [singular], parodies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=parodies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A parody is a performance that imitates the style of another work with exaggeration.
    Sense id: simple-parody-en-noun-lPUneTwf

Verb

IPA: /ˈpærədi/ [US], /ˈpærədi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parody.wav [UK] Forms: parody [canonical], parodies [third-person, singular], parodied [past], parodied [past, participle], parodying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|parod|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you parody, you make a parody of something.
    Sense id: simple-parody-en-verb-dVdPif2X
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