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parodie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • parody noun A piece of writing, music, or performance that imitates something else for comic or mocking effect.
  • skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.

Senses

parodie is used for these senses in English:

  • skit A short comic performance done by amateurs.

parody — full definition

  1. noun A piece of writing, music, or performance that imitates something else for comic or mocking effect.
  2. verb To imitate someone or something in a mocking, exaggerated way for comic effect.

skit — full definition

  1. noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
  2. noun A short recorded comic interlude placed between the tracks of an album, especially in hip hop.

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