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 par·o·dy /ˈpærədi/
 打油詩文,詼諧的改編詩文,拙劣的模仿(vt.)拙劣模仿,作模仿詩文

 par·o·dy n.; pl. Parodies
 1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
    The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's =\“Hind and Panther” was received with great applause.\=   --Macaulay.
 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]

 par·o·dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. parodied p. pr. & vb. n. parodying.]  To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
    I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace.   --Pope.
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 parody
      n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
           way [syn: lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
            burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
      2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: mockery, takeoff]
      v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of
      2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
         spoof, burlesque]
      [also: parodied]