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• The dihydrogen monoxide parody is an example of the effects of Zohnerism.From the entry Zohnerism
• The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused.From the entry amused
• The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.From the entry self-aware
• His version of masculinity is a parody of an über male (complete with the goose-steppy authoritarian umlaut).2019 January 3, Gene Weingarten, “President Trump: The new Mae West? Let us explain.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry über
• This looks more like parody news that is not to be taken seriously.2019 May 4, Scott Barry, 609 Pages of Horse Shit, Lulu.com, →ISBN. From the entry orange man bad
• Hughes and Taylor Schwarz parodies “Jurassic Park” through well-placed laughs mixed with squandered opportunities.2016 May 15, Matthew J. Palm, “Fringe Festival review: ‘Dino World: A Shave-a-Saurus Rex’”, in Orlando Sentinel. From the entry -sauras
• I have a memory of once hearing pretty good parody lyrics written for the music.2016 August 12, Steve Johnson, “The mysteries of Olympic theme songs”, in tbt* (Tampa Bay Times), St. Petersburg, Fla.: Times Publishing…. From the entry Yahoo Answerer
• Guess we'll just hafta parody THAT video, too (like last time).'2015 August 23, Evan Bleier, “Bizarre moment Foo Fighters TROLLED Westboro Church protestors outside their concert by drowning them out…. From the entry sumptin
• Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation.2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the…. From the entry skewer
• If you accept Poe's Law, you hold that religious believers are indistinguishable from their parodies.2013, Scott F. Aikin, Robert B. Talisse, Why We Argue (And How We Should) […] , Routledge, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry Poe's Law
• Weekly cover story, devolved into patronizing, parasitic parodies of "pink, frilly bedrooms."2010 October 10, Evelyn McDonnell, “Book Review: 'Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution' by Sara Marcus”, in Los…. From the entry eat someone alive
• Despite the intense rivalry between Twihards and Twihaters, the new parody pleases neither group.2010, Cari MacPherson & Steve Rau, "'Vampires Suck' fails to bite", Technician (North Carolina State University), 20 August 2010, page 10. From the entry Twihater
• Thanks to Jake for his WheezyWaiter parody and thanks to CaptainWilhelm for his WheezyWaiter song tribute.2009 March 9, WheezyWaiter [Pseudonym; Craig Benzine], 1:31 from the start, in The Point of Yes Return, via YouTube, archived from the…. From the entry dooblydoo
• A person who writes a parody of a Fundamentalist that is mistaken for the real thing.2008, Urban Dictionary contributor, “Poe”, in Urban Dictionary. From the entry poe
• I have not said much about Musica Ficta's multiple puns, parodies, oxymorous games with language.1993, Veronica Brady, Westerly, page 130. From the entry oxymorous
• The viral musical parody superstars changed the lyrics of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" to reflect parental angst about "Maycember."2024 May 31, Rosie Colosi, “Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager Find 'Maycember' Stressful As Parents”, in Today.com, archived from the original…. From the entry Maycember
• Many of these pieces had been around before, but as boomerspeak, they crystallized into a genre ripe for parody.2019 December 20, Gretchen McCulloch, “’Boomerspeak’ Is Now Available for Your Parodying Pleasure”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé…. From the entry boomerspeak
• As narcissistic actress Daphne Kluger in “Ocean’s Eight,” Hathaway cleverly parodies the affected personality her so-called Hathahaters believe she has.2018 December 6, Sonia Rao, “The top 10 movie scene-stealers of 2018, from Awkwafina to Hugh Grant”, in The Washington Post, Washington…. From the entry Hathahater
• He was doubly wretchful when he took the liberty of giving birth to parodies of the Divine Comedy.2012, Rudolph Altrocchi, PhD; Edited by Paul and John Altrocchi, The Playful Spirit: Italian Humor - Page 130. From the entry wretchful
• Take this parody ad for the fruity-colored “iBrator” at sleeplessknights.com.1999 November 1, Melissa August, “Ad Infinitum”, in Time, volume 154, page 39. From the entry i-
• Everything is exaggerated and distended into a nihilistic, dystopic parody of anything you'd recognize as the real world.1999 February 5, Stunt Borg, “Review of the New Sabbat Guide”, in alt.games.whitewolf (Usenet). From the entry crappitude
• This is acute parody, well-danced by Baum, Lermontov and Mesdames Boumdiyeva, Zamarkova, Yurika Sakitumi (Anthony Rabara) and Agrippina Proboskovna (Roy Fialkow).1983 June 26, Jennifer Dunning, “Dance: The Trockadero Draws Some Dancers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry mesdames
• Fialkow hasn't reached that level of parody, but his new Lamentations of Jane Eyre got close on Wednesday.1983 June 26, Jennifer Dunning, “Dance: The Trockadero Draws Some Dancers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry mesdames
• To parody the inquisitorial rhetoric of another age, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a boy-lover.1980 April 12, John Kyper, “Poisoned”, in Gay Community News, page 4. From the entry inquisitorial
• He’s parodied often for his overwork of masculinity, of adjectives like “good,” “wonderful,” and “clear,” and of short sentences.1977, Charles Veley, Catching Up, Lippincott, →ISBN, page 196. From the entry superthorough
• He was being outcamped by a couple of absurd superhero parodies which arrived just twelve months after his television debut.1971, Raymond William Stedman, The Serials: Suspense and Drama by Installment, page 422. From the entry outcamp
• That is good Menzian legalese, as pompous as parody permits.1937 October 9, Smith's Weekly, Sydney, page 12, column 1. From the entry Menzian
• The types that started using “-maxxing” in earnest often did so with such hectoring self-seriousness that it was impossible not to parody.2025 October 11, Nitsuh Abebe, “The Suffix That Tells Us to Ruthlessly Optimize Everything”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York…. From the entry hectoring
• The often wide-eyed character is a clever parody of Hathaway’s perceived persona that doubles as a final nail in the Hathahate coffin.2018 June 11, Sonia Rao, “Anne Hathaway’s performance in ‘Ocean’s 8’ will even win over the Hathahaters”, in The Washington Post…. From the entry Hathahate
• We really wanted that last one to be true, however it turns out the image was the work of Instagram parody artist Reilly.2017 August 7, Maddison Glendinning, “The Real Story Behind Céline Dion’s Personalised Dior Bag”, in harpersbazaararabia.com. From the entry have someone going
• Filking also allows fans to ‘answer back’ by reworking – resisting, grotesquing or parodying – the negative media stereotypes thrown at them.2013, Mark Duffett, “Filking”, in Understanding Fandom: An Introduction to the Study of Media Fan Culture, New York, N.Y.; London…. From the entry grotesque
• It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right.2007 February 6, Michiko Kakutani, “Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left”, in New York Times. From the entry stewpot
• Like "Garfield," "Catwoman" is really a parody of catitude, offering glib mockery of a domestic species notorious for its pride and hauteur.2004 July 22, A. O. Scott, “FILM REVIEW; Not-So-Cuddly Cat: This One Cracks a Mean Whip”, in The New York Times. From the entry catitude
• As several critics have noted, the movie’s final scene, with Rosemary in madonnalike attire receiving a foreigner bringing gifts, explicitly parodies the birth of Christ.1985, Virginia Wright Wexman, “The Human Subject: Horror and the Popular Tradition”, in Roman Polanski (Twayne’s Filmmakers Series; Warren…. From the entry madonnalike
• On their first appearance in May, the Canadian clowns did a 14-minute parody of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar called Rinse the Blood Of My Toga.1959, Coronet, volume 45, page 113. From the entry martinus
• Throughout the novel, in fact, Cambias alludes to many stefnal icons and tropes in knowing and humorous ways that never go over the border to self-indulgence or parody.2021 May 16, Paul Di Filippo, “Paul Di Filippo Reviews The Godel Operation by James L. Cambias”, in Locus. From the entry stefnal
• Kekism's serious playfulness reflects certain views of religion among those associated with the Alt-Right, but it also confronts the contentiousness of religious topics by parodying them.2021, Damon T. Barry, Christianity and the Alt-Right: Exploring the Relationship, unnumbered page. From the entry Kekism
• The Harambe meme soon became the perfect parody of the sentimentality and absurd priorities of Western liberal performative politics and the online mass hysteria that often characterized it.2017, Angela Nagle, Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN, Introduction. From the entry performative
• Speaking of pseudo-klyukva and intentional klyukva, you can watch a short Russian parody of American movies portraying Russians (with captions) where many of the abovementioned klyukva ‘brands’ are presented.2013 October 31, Sergey Armeyskov, “Representation of Russia(ns) in Western Popular Culture: Klyukvification and Russian Character…. From the entry abovementioned

Meaning of parody

1. noun A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
2. noun A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
3. verb To make a parody of something.

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Questions about parody in a sentence

How do you use parody in a sentence?

Parody is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.”

What is a short sentence with parody?

“The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.”

What does parody mean?

Parody means a work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.