Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The writer of a parody.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who writes a parody; one who parodies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
parodies
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
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Examples
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Although the parodist might be the one rogue element that finds a reason to dislike him because he is - and he is - beyond parody …
British Blogs 2010
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However, any new member who is as Conservative as them is in serious danger of being called a parodist, and chucked out.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Ozymandias2 2009
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It's hard to tell here - I'm still trying to work out why I was blocked for a week as a 'parodist' in response to my edit to the Satan page.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TommyAtkins 2009
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It might be useful to have a "parodist" template to slap on user's userpages if they are suspected of being parodists.
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The fact that parody can claim legitimacy for some appropriation does not, of course, tell either parodist or judge much about where to draw the line.
MA GOP's lame ad and James Taylor's copyright: upon further analysis, it's still not "fair use" 2010
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Following hot on the heels of Murdoch's Twitter arrival on 31 December, Wendi Deng began building up a following with tweets which range from ticking off a Murdoch parodist to having a tongue-in-cheek flirtation with Office comedian Ricky Gervais.
Wendi Deng flirts with Ricky Gervais after joining husband on Twitter 2012
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Does being a famous self-parodist make it harder to be a good self-parodist?
David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010
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On Wednesday, the pop parodist posted a lengthy screed on his blog he called "The Gaga Saga," in which he claimed that the pop diva had blocked the song's use on his next collection.
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Does being a famous self-parodist make it harder to be a good self-parodist?
David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010
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Born in 1872, Mr. Beerbohm was one of the most individual writers of the Vicwardian era, an essayist of uncommon elegance and wit who was also a wickedly funny drama critic and the best parodist who ever lived.
Unforgettable in More Than One Way Terry Teachout 2010
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