Meanings
nounparody (countable and uncountable, plural parodies)
plural parodies
- countableuncountableA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαρῳδία“parody”
- Latinparōdia
- Englishparody
From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παρῳδῶ
- παρῳδῶ (parōidô)to make a parody of something
Arabic مُحَاكَاة سَاخِرَة
- مُحَاكَاة سَاخِرَة (muḥākāh sāḵira)expression making fun of something else
Basque parodia
- parodiaexpression making fun of something else
Bulgarian паро́дия, пародирам
- паро́дия (paródija)expression making fun of something else
- пародирам (parodiram)to make a parody of something
Catalan paròdia, parodiar
- paròdiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodiarto make a parody of something
Chinese Mandarin 戲仿 /戏仿, 諧仿 /谐仿
- 戲仿 /戏仿 (xìfǎng)expression making fun of something else
- 諧仿 /谐仿 (xiéfǎng)expression making fun of something else
- 反串 (fǎnchuàn)expression making fun of something else
- 惡搞 /恶搞 (ègǎo)expression making fun of something else
- 戲仿 /戏仿 (xìfǎng)to make a parody of something
- 諧仿 /谐仿 (xiéfǎng)to make a parody of something
Czech parodie, parodovat
- parodieexpression making fun of something else
- parodovatto make a parody of something
Danish parodi, parodiere
- parodiexpression making fun of something else
- parodiereto make a parody of something
Dutch parodie, parodiëren
- parodieexpression making fun of something else
- parodiërento make a parody of something
Esperanto parodio, parodii
- parodioexpression making fun of something else
- parodiito make a parody of something
Estonian paroodia
- paroodiaexpression making fun of something else
Finnish parodia, parodioida
- parodiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodioidato make a parody of something
French parodie, parodier
- parodieexpression making fun of something else
- parodierto make a parody of something
German Parodie, parodieren
- Parodieexpression making fun of something else
- parodierento make a parody of something
Greek παρωδία, παρωδώ
- παρωδία (parodía)expression making fun of something else
- παρωδώ (parodó)to make a parody of something
Hebrew פָּרוֹדְיָה
- פָּרוֹדְיָה (paródya)expression making fun of something else
Hindi व्यंग्य, हास्यानुकृति
- व्यंग्य (vyaṅgya)expression making fun of something else
- हास्यानुकृति (hāsyānukŕti)expression making fun of something else
- भड़ौआ (bhaṛauā)expression making fun of something else
Hungarian paródia, parodizál
- paródiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodizálto make a parody of something
- kifigurázto make a parody of something
Icelandic skopstæling
- skopstælingexpression making fun of something else
Indonesian parodi
- parodiexpression making fun of something else
Italian parodiare
- parodiareto make a parody of something
Japanese パロディ
- パロディ (parodi)expression making fun of something else
Korean 패러디
- 패러디 (paereodi)expression making fun of something else
Latvian parodija
- parodijaexpression making fun of something else
Lithuanian parodija
- parodijaexpression making fun of something else
Norwegian Bokmål parodi
- parodiexpression making fun of something else
Polish parodia, parodiować
- parodiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodiowaćto make a parody of something
Portuguese paródia, parodiar
- paródiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodiarto make a parody of something
Romanian parodie
- parodieexpression making fun of something else
Russian паро́дия, пароди́ровать
- паро́дия (paródija)expression making fun of something else
- пароди́ровать (parodírovatʹ)to make a parody of something
- спароди́ровать (sparodírovatʹ)to make a parody of something
Slovak paródia
- paródiaexpression making fun of something else
Spanish parodia, parodiar
- parodiaexpression making fun of something else
- parodiarto make a parody of something
Swedish parodi, parodiera
- parodiexpression making fun of something else
- parodierato make a parody of something
Tagalog parodya
- parodyaexpression making fun of something else
Thai ล้อเลียน
- ล้อเลียน (lɔ́ɔ-liian)to make a parody of something
Turkish parodi
- parodiexpression making fun of something else
Ukrainian паро́дія
- паро́дія (paródija)expression making fun of something else
Yiddish פּאַראָדיע
- פּאַראָדיע (parodye)expression making fun of something else
Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
parity (flapping, weak vowel merger)parity (flapping, weak vowel merger)
Cite this entry
APA
parody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parody
MLA
“parody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parody. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parody,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parody.
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