parodying
present participle ofparody
parody
verb[T]
uk/ˈpær.ə.di/us/ˈper.ə.di/tocopythestyleof someone or something in ahumorousway:
One of thepapersisrunningacompetitionin which you have to parody a well-knownauthor.
Mocking and taunting
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- derisively
- grief
- haze
- lampoon
- laugh insomeone'sfaceidiom
- layyourselfopen to ridiculeidiom
- make a mockery ofsomethingidiom
- make a monkey out ofsomeoneidiom
- mimic
- mimicry
- mock
- ridicule
- sardonic
- sardonically
- scoff
- scoffer
Examplesofparodying
parodying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The physicians, in particular, sang songsparodyingcertain forms of medical practice.
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The actors impersonate 'faithfully' withoutparodyingtheir female counterparts as to do so would only serve to ridicule and belittle their own womenfolk.
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The posthuman diva is a sassy mimic,parodyingthe natural with a musical masquerade that mocks the fixity of femininity.
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Inparodyingthe format of the game-show, a partner was selected on the basis of responses to questions relating to the unifying features in the cantata.
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Johnston proceeded to rewrite the lyricsparodyingsome of the aspects of the meeting.
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I am notparodyingat all; these things have happened.
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The film got its humor from spoofing andparodyingand offered wholesome entertainment value whatsoever.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When an image was particularly effective atparodyinga politician, an entertainment personality, or another public figure, it was repeated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Part of the episode is a fantasy sequenceparodyingthis series.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The film consists of many scenesparodyingmodern art and poetry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is an ironic text, perhapsparodyingthe excessive rules of courtly love.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The special is presented as an infomercialparodyingfor-profit universities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His short fiction ranges from the absurd to a surrealistic noir that verges onparodyingthe genre.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is also famous for inventing sporalogy, a humorous pseudoscienceparodyingastrology.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisparodyingof the heroine is not baseless.
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