Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parody

2 senses of parody

Sense 1
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
       => caricature, imitation, impersonation -- (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Sense 2
parody, mockery, takeoff -- (humorous or satirical mimicry)
       => apery, mimicry -- (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb parody

2 senses of parody

Sense 1
parody -- (make a spoof of or make fun of)
       => act, play, represent -- (play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master")

Sense 2
spoof, burlesque, parody -- (make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers")
       => mock -- (imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate")