noun🔗ShareParodieA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony."The student's presentation was a parody of a typical history lecture, poking fun at the teacher's long-winded explanations. "La présentation de l'étudiant était une parodie d'un cours d'histoire typique, se moquant des explications interminables du professeur.cultureentertainmentliteratureartmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaxime, adageA popular maxim, adage, or proverb."The comedian's act included a clever parody of the saying "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise," changing it to "Early to bed, late to rise, makes a man tired, broke, and cranky." "Le numéro de l'humoriste comprenait une parodie astucieuse de l'adage « L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt », le transformant en « L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se couchent tard ».literatureentertainmentmediacultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParodier, pasticherTo make a parody of something."The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre."Le film comique a parodié tout le genre western.entertainmentmediacultureliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading