parody
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Types & categories
- impersonation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make a spoof of or make fun of
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- parody derivation
Sense 3 noun
humorous or satirical mimicry
Types & categories
- apery hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make a parody of
The students spoofed the teachers
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | parodist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spoof |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lampoon |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | take off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | burlesque |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | impersonation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parody |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | parodist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | parody |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | take off |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | apery |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | put-on |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | burlesque |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | parodist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mock |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | travesty |