parodic
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parody (ˈpærədɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -dies | |
| 1. | a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way |
| 2. | mimicry of someone's individual manner in a humorous or satirical way |
| 3. | something so badly done as to seem an intentional mockery; travesty |
| —vb , -dies, -dies, -dying, -died | |
| 4. | (tr) to make a parody of |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek paroidiā satirical poem, from | |
| parodic | |
| —adj | |
| pa'rodical | |
| —adj | |
| 'parodist | |
| —n | |
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Parodic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
There were numerous parodic representations of the monument, the photo, the pose.
He could take this vigilance to almost parodic lengths.
Put in non-parodic terms, it is not the government's job to ban everything that it deems bad for its citizenry.
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