parodic
adjective
formaluk/pəˈrɒd.ɪk/us/pəˈrɑː.dɪk/(of writing,music,art,speech, etc.)intentionallycopyingthestyleof someonefamousor of aparticularsituation, making thefeaturesorqualitiesof theoriginalmorenoticeablein a way that ishumorous:
This is a veryfunnybook,fullofcleverparodicverse.
It was parodicmusicaltheatrewithjokesat opera'sexpense.
- The TV show consists of parodicsketchesheactsout with anoldschoolfriend.
- It is to behopedthat hisdrydeliverywasintendedto be parodic.
- Thefilmisunusualfor Americancomedyin that it has nogross-outhumouror parodicwinksat otherfilms.
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- melodrama
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- shoot-em-up
- smash
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