noun / verb · informal
parody
/ˈpærədi/PAR·o·dy
Band 7+speakingtask1task2
a humorous or satirical imitation of a work or style
Examples
“The sketch was a clever parody of reality TV.”
“He parodied the politician's mannerisms in his stand-up routine.”
“Many internet memes are short parodies of popular videos.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her viral parody cleverly exposed the clichés behind celebrity interviews without being mean-spirited.”
Collocations
- musical parody
- a parody of
- parody video
Word family
parody (noun) nounparody (verb) verbparodic / parodical (adj) adjective
Common mistakes
He made a satire of the song→He made a parody of the song
parodys→parodies
Say it for a higher band
5spoof→6satire→7+parody
Synonyms
spoof
Easily confused
satire
“The cartoon uses satire to criticize government policy.”
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