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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. See Synonyms at caricature.
  2. n. The genre of literature comprising such works.
  3. n. Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty: The trial was a parody of justice.
  4. n. Music The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.
  5. v. To make a parody of. See Synonyms at imitate.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A kind of literary composition in which the form and expression of grave or dignified writings are closely imitated, but are made ridiculous by the subject or method of treatment; a travesty that follows closely the form and expression of its original; specifically, a burlesque imitation of a poem, in which a trivial or humorous subject is treated in the style of a dignified or serious one: also applied to burlesque musical works.
  2. n. A popular maxim; a proverb. Wright. Synonyms Burlesque, Travesty, etc. See caricature.
  3. To turn into a parody; write a parody upon; imitate, as a poem or song, in a ludicrous or ridiculous manner.
  4. n. Passage; passing away.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
  2. v. To make a parody of something.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
  2. n. obsolete A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
  3. v. To write a parody upon; to burlesque.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. humorous or satirical mimicry
  2. v. make a parody of
  3. n. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  4. v. make a spoof of or make fun of

Etymologies

  1. From Latin parodia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία ("parody"), from παρά ("besides") + ᾠδή (ōidē, "song"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin parōdia, from Greek parōidiā : para-, subsidiary to; see para- + aoidē, ōidē, song. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • reesetee *runs off to reset Facebook privacy settings*

    ;-> Feb 13, 2008

  • jennarenn Which means that he can also stalk you. *waggles eyebrows at reestee* Feb 13, 2008

  • reesetee What John said! Don't scare us like that, uselessness. We'd have to scream histrionically!

    And remember: You're on the Facebook Wordie team. We can stalk you. ;-) Feb 12, 2008

  • john Leave Wordie altogether‽ *Gasp* I hope that's a parody.

    I kind of like bopping in and out of the stream. No need to be a completist. Feb 12, 2008

  • treeseed Yea! Uselessness is back! Feb 12, 2008

  • uselessness Hmm, as it turns out, there are also a Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 that I hadn't seen before either. The disappointing fourth one reveals that the whole series is just a viral ad campaign for a web site called ZaOza, but it's still funny. They probably shouldn't have let the series run so long. Feb 12, 2008

  • uselessness Who, me? I have been rather absent lately, haven't I? And it comes with this frustrating sort of guilt, that I've missed too much discussion, and I'll never get caught up again, and that little devil anticonscience on my shoulder telling me that I should just leave Wordie altogether, because it's not worth the humiliation of being so far out of the proverbial loop now. Fortunately, that guy is a moron and I never listen to him. I'm back and, while I'll never get caught up, maybe I can jump into the stream right here and just start swimming again. Feb 12, 2008

  • reesetee Uselessness? That you? Howdy, stranger! :-) Feb 12, 2008

  • treeseed uselessness...that one was actually more hilarious. Thanks. Feb 12, 2008

  • uselessness The sequel is pretty great too. ;-) Feb 12, 2008

  • treeseed SofG...that was hilarious! Thanks. Feb 12, 2008

  • sonofgroucho Hilarious David Blaine parody: One or two sweary words here: don't watch if you're easily offended. Feb 12, 2008

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