parodying

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US/ˈpæɹədi.ɪŋ/US/ˈpɛɹədi.ɪŋ/

noun

An instance of parody.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of parody
nounparodying (plural parodyings)

plural parodyings

  1. An instance of parody.

    According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]

    1923, Fred Lewis Pattee, Development of the American Short Story: An Historical Survey
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parodying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parodying.

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