Tuesday, September 23, 2008

PARODY

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect; especially in literature and art

/a compilation that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
SYN - burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, spoof, take off, travesty

make a spoof of or make fun of

"As he once again gave his impression of Bush, the audience realized they were watching a true genius of parody."

"The movie was a parody of all those bad sci-fi films."

"He hadn't set out to make parody, but the more his hero looked instead like a fool he realized it was the more appropriate idea."

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