parody — OAT · Shobdo

parody

noun

1 a parody of the Gothic novel:

satire, burlesque, lampoon, pastiche, caricature, takeoff, skit, imitation, mockery;

informal spoof, sendup;

West Indian, informal pappyshow;

British, vulgar slang piss-take;

rare pasquinade, pasticcio.

2 an appalling parody of the truth:

distortion, travesty, poor imitation, caricature, mockery, misrepresentation, perversion, corruption, debasement;

apology for.

verb

his speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction:

satirize, burlesque, lampoon, caricature, mimic, imitate, ape, copy, do, do an impression of, make fun of, travesty, take off;

informal send up;

British, vulgar slang take the piss out of.