parody

parody — I noun amphigory, apery, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, cartoon, comical representation, distortion, exaggeration, farce, imitation, lampoon, ludicrous imitation, mime, mimicry, mockery, mummery, pasquinade, ridicula imitatio, ridicule,… …   Law dictionary

parody — 1. noun 1) пародия; The film was a parody of the popular TV series.2) пародия, слабое подобие Syn: see caricature 2. v. пародировать; Any stylecan be parodied …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

parody — par o*dy (p[a^]r [ o]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Parodies} (p[a^]r [ o]*d[i^]z). [L. parodia, Gr. parw,di a; para beside + w,dh a song: cf. F. parodie. See {Para }, and {Ode}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

parody — par o*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {parodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {parodying}.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. [1913 Webster] I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Parody — A parody (pronounced|ˈpɛɹədiː US, [Help:IPA| [ˈpaɹədiː] UK), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation. As the literary… …   Wikipedia

parody — parodiable, adj. /par euh dee/, n., pl. parodies, v., parodied, parodying. n. 1. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet s soliloquy. 2. the genre of literary composition… …   Universalium

parody — I. noun (plural dies) Etymology: Latin parodia, from Greek parōidia, from para + aidein to sing more at ode Date: 1598 1. a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule 2. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

parody — ˈpærədɪ I 1. сущ. 1) пародия Syn : caricature 2) бледная копия, жалкое подобие 2. гл. 1) пародировать (что л.) Any style can be parodied. ≈ Спародировать можно что угодно. 2) сочинять пародию (на что л.) 3) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

parody — 1. noun A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. 2. verb To make a parody of something. The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre …   Wiktionary

parody — [ pærədɪ] 1) Общая лексика: высмеять, пародировать, пародия 2) Макаров: писать пародии, слабое подобие, сочинять пародии, пародия (слабое подобие) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь