par·o·dy /ˈpærədi/
打油詩文,詼諧的改編詩文,拙劣的模仿(vt.)拙劣模仿,作模仿詩文
par·o·dy n.; pl. Parodies
1. 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.
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's =\“Hind and Panther” was received with great applause.\= --Macaulay.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
par·o·dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. parodied p. pr. & vb. n. parodying.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. --Pope.
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parody
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: mockery, takeoff]
v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
spoof, burlesque]
[also: parodied]