parody

Everyday

1. A parody is a funny copy of a song, story, film or style that exaggerates it to make people laugh or to make fun of it. tree →
2. To parody something means to copy it in a funny exaggerated way. tree →
3. A parody of something is a very bad, unfair version of it, as in "a parody of justice". tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons, children read and write parodies of poems and fairy tales, and in media lessons they learn to tell a parody from real news (some fake news sites are parody). Phrases: «a parody of», «a parody song», «parody account», «a parody of justice».

Examples

• We wrote a parody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" about homework. tree →
• The comedy show did a parody of the news. tree →
• That account is a parody; it isn't really the president. tree →
• The film parodies old spy movies. tree →
• The trial was a parody of justice. tree →
• His parody of the teacher's walk made everyone laugh. tree →
• Parody is funny when it is clever, not cruel. tree →

Note

Plural: parodies; verb: parodied, parodying (y → ie before -s/-ed, but stays before -ing). Stress: PAR-o-dee. Close words: spoof, satire, send-up. Trap: a parody can look real, so check before believing or sharing it.