Definition of: parody

(par′ə·dē) noun plural ·dies
1. A literary composition imitating and ridiculing some serious work; a comical imitation, especially of a poem; a travesty.
2. Any burlesque imitation of something serious.
3. A poor imitation. See synonyms under CARICATURE.
—v.t. ·died, ·dy·ing To make a parody of; travesty. [<Gk. parōidia a burlesque poem or song <para- beside + ōidē a song, poem]
—pa·rod·ic (pə·rod′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—par′o·dist noun