parody
/ˈpæɹədi/ · noun
Meaning
- A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
- A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
- To make a parody of something.
Etymology / origin
From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
- παρῳδία(Ancient Greek)→
- parōdia(la)→
- parody (English)
- Relations: der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- parodia(Finnish) (cog)
- パロディ(Japanese) (bor)
- 패러디(Korean) (bor)
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