Parody word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "parody" word

[noun] humorous or satirical mimicry
[noun] a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
[verb] make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
[verb] make a spoof of; make fun of

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\Par"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Parodies}. [L. parodia, Gr. ?; ? beside + ? a song: cf. F. parodie. See {Para-}, and {Ode}.] 1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty. The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's ``Hind and Panther'' was received with great applause. --Macaulay. 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
\Par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parodying}.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. --Pope.

Synonyms for parody

burlesque, burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, spoof, spoof, takeoff, takeoff, travesty

Related terms: Atticism, black humor, botch, burlesque, dry wit, duplication, forgery, kid, make fun of, misquote, misreport, mock, model, plagiarism, ready wit, representation, ridicule, sneer at, travesty, twist, twit, version

The fun area, different aproach to word »parody«

Let's analyse "parody" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YDORAP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .- .-. --- -.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: parody: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 (or 5 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: parody: 7 + 1 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 7 = 34, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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