Associations to the word «Parody»

Wiktionary

PARODY, noun. A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
PARODY, noun. (archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
PARODY, verb. To make a parody of something.

Dictionary definition

PARODY, noun. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
PARODY, noun. Humorous or satirical mimicry.
PARODY, verb. Make a spoof of or make fun of.
PARODY, verb. Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats