Meaning of "parodies" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PARODIES

parodies

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARODIES

Parodies is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb parodies in English.

WHAT DOES PARODIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parody

A parody, in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music, animation, gaming and film. The writer and critic John Gross observes in his Oxford Book of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche and burlesque. Historically, when a formula grows tired, like in the case of moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as in the case of Buster Keaton shorts that mocked it. In his 1960 anthology of parody from the 14th through 20th centuries, critic Dwight Macdonald offered the general definition "Parody is making a new wine that tastes like the old but has a slightly lethal effect."...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PARODIES

PRESENT

Present

I parody

you parody

he/she/it parodies

we parody

you parody

they parody

Present continuous

I am parodying

you are parodying

he/she/it is parodying

we are parodying

you are parodying

they are parodying

Present perfect

I have parodied

you have parodied

he/she/it has parodied

we have parodied

you have parodied

they have parodied

Present perfect continuous

I have been parodying

you have been parodying

he/she/it has been parodying

we have been parodying

you have been parodying

they have been parodying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I parodied

you parodied

he/she/it parodied

we parodied

you parodied

they parodied

Past continuous

I was parodying

you were parodying

he/she/it was parodying

we were parodying

you were parodying

they were parodying

Past perfect

I had parodied

you had parodied

he/she/it had parodied

we had parodied

you had parodied

they had parodied

Past perfect continuous

I had been parodying

you had been parodying

he/she/it had been parodying

we had been parodying

you had been parodying

they had been parodying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will parody

you will parody

he/she/it will parody

we will parody

you will parody

they will parody

Future continuous

I will be parodying

you will be parodying

he/she/it will be parodying

we will be parodying

you will be parodying

they will be parodying

Future perfect

I will have parodied

you will have parodied

he/she/it will have parodied

we will have parodied

you will have parodied

they will have parodied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been parodying

you will have been parodying

he/she/it will have been parodying

we will have been parodying

you will have been parodying

they will have been parodying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would parodies

you would parodies

he/she/it would parodies

we would parodies

you would parodies

they would parodies

Conditional continuous

I would be parodying

you would be parodying

he/she/it would be parodying

we would be parodying

you would be parodying

they would be parodying

Conditional perfect

I would have parodies

you would have parodies

he/she/it would have parodies

we would have parodies

you would have parodies

they would have parodies

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been parodying

you would have been parodying

he/she/it would have been parodying

we would have been parodying

you would have been parodying

they would have been parodying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you parody
we let´s parody
you parody

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to parody

Past participle

parodied

Present Participle

parodying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PARODIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «parodies» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of parodies

burlesque · caricature · farce · imitation · lampoon · mimic · mockery · piss-take · poke fun at · satire · satirize · send up · send-up · skit · spoof · take off · takeoff · travesty

TRANSLATION OF PARODIES

Find out the translation of parodies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of parodies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parodies» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蠢事
• Translator English - Spanish: parodias
• English: parodies
• Translator English - Hindi: पैरोडी
• Translator English - Arabic: الباروديا
• Translator English - Russian: пародии
• Translator English - Portuguese: paródias
• Translator English - Bengali: প্যারডিকে
• Translator English - French: parodies
• Translator English - Malay: Parodi
• Translator English - German: Parodien
• Translator English - Japanese: パロディー
• Translator English - Korean: 패러디
• Translator English - Javanese: Parodi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhại
• Translator English - Tamil: கேலி
• Translator English - Marathi: विडंबने
• Translator English - Turkish: parodileri
• Translator English - Italian: parodie
• Translator English - Polish: parodie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пародії
• Translator English - Romanian: parodii
• Translator English - Greek: παρωδίες
• Translator English - Afrikaans: parodieë
• Translator English - Swedish: parodier
• Translator English - Norwegian: parodier

7 QUOTES WITH «PARODIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parodies.

1

Dan Aykroyd

Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.

2

Armando Iannucci

When I started off, I always used to do parodies and impressions, mimicking people... and then institutions. You become aware that some institutions have their own language. You almost define yourself by how you speak.

3

Seanan McGuire

'Filk' is the folk music of the science fiction and fantasy community - you get parodies, you get traditional music that's had the words slightly modified, and you'll also get just original works that have been written about science fiction and fantasy works, or with science fiction and fantasy themes.

4

Rick Moranis

Like all teenagers in the early '60s, I put down my hockey stick when the Beatles got big and picked up a guitar. We all thought we'd be rock stars. Then I got into comedy, but I'd always find a way to use my guitar, such as writing songs and doing musical parodies.

5

Bill Paxton

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

6

Noel Wells

As a kid, I think people would have described me more as a goofball, or being energetic. But I always loved parodies; I loved spoofing things.

7

Al Yankovic

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARODIES»

Discover the use of parodies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parodies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Romantic Parodies, 1797-1831

This is the first collection of literary parodies, both poetry and prose, written during the English Romantic period.

David A. Kent, D. R. Ewen, 1992

Pitiless Parodies and Other Outrageous Verse

Superb send-ups of classic poetry and the contemporary scene by the zany humorist, including some reprinted from Mad Magazine.

Frank Jacobs, 1994

Rabbinic Parodies of Jewish and Christian Literature

Building on the literary approaches to rabbinic Judaism of the past decades, this work considers the rabbis' attitudes towards their Byzantine and Sassanian surroundings.

Holger M. Zellentin, 2011

The Oxford Book of Parodies

An unparalleled introduction to the parodist's art, The Oxford Book of Parodies includes parodies from Chaucer to the present day, ranging from imitations and spoofs to lampoons and pastiches, comical, scornful, witty, and subtle.

John Gross, 2012

Parodies of Ownership: Hip-hop Aesthetics and Intellectual ...

An intriguing interdisciplinary examination of hip hop aesthetics

Richard L. Schur, 2009

Watson! and Other Unauthorized Sherlock Holmes Pastiches, ...

Included in this volume: "WATSON!" by Captain A. E. Dingle THE ADVENTURE OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE, by G. F. Forrest THE STOLEN CIGAR-CASE, by Bret Harte THE ADVENTURES OF SHAMROCK JOLNES, by O. Henry MR. RAFFLES HOLMES, by John Kendrick ...

‎2009

Shakespeare Imitations, Parodies and Forgeries, 1710-1820

In their own day, the works in this collection of now all-but-forgotten plays, composed between 1710 and 1820, enjoyed much critical and commercial success.

Jeffrey Kahan, 2004

A Book of Parodies

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Arthur Symons, 2010

A Meeting about Laughter: Sketches, Interludes, and ...

In addition to such legendary works as A Meeting About Laughter, the interludes to Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Pugachyov, this volume contains the transcript of a startling discussion of The Suicide at the Vakhtangov Theatre in ...

Nikolaĭ Robertovich Ėrdman, John Freedman, 1995

The Laughter of the Saints: Parodies of Holiness in Late ...

The Laughter of the Saints examines this rich carnivalesque tradition of parodied holy men and women and traces their influence to the anti-heroes and picaresque roots of early modern novels such as Don Quixote.

Ryan Dennis Giles, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARODIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parodies is used in the context of the following news items.

It's 26 years since Honey I Shrunk the Kids – Find out where the cast …

... which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 and using his retirement as the subject of some video song parodies that have gone viral. «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»

Cardiff Street Art Parodies Shark Attack

A California street artist took inspiration from surfer Mick Fanning's close encounter with a shark last weekend. Fanning fought off two sharks in ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jul 15»

Weezer and Bethany Cosentino's “Go Away” Video Parodies The …

Weezer and Bethany Cosentino's “Go Away” Video Parodies The Tinder Profile Pic Struggle. By Rebecca Blandon July 24, 2015 4:59 pm. «Flavorwire, Jul 15»

Weird Al's energy, hilarious parodies provide night of nerd ecstasy

The first time these ears heard Weird Al Yankovic, when Another One Rides the Bus came on the stereo at the K-Mart Mall's Sam the Record ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

Airbnb's Latest Ad Inspires a String of Ridiculous Parodies

Airbnb's new ad is getting all sorts of compliments -- if you believe that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The spot, which launched last ... «AdAge.com, Jul 15»

Hashtag Inspires A Flurry Of Ideas For Video Game Parodies

A hashtag call-to-arms has inspired people come up with "unexciting" versions of their favorite games. The results are amazing. Share this. «Vocativ, Jul 15»

The Humans of New York parodies that will save us: Talking cats …

Nowhere is this state of mutual dependency better represented than in two glorious parodies that have sprung up to mock the normalizing ... «Salon, Jul 15»

UK Artist Parodies Trolling with Snail “Hate” Mail

Nearly half of all internet users have found themselves targeted by trolls. Online bullies don't typically know their subjects personally, but they ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»

Nine of the best film parodies in the Scary Movie series

Anyone who's ever sat through one of the Scary Movie films will know that they don't hold back when it comes to mocking the movies. «Metro, Jul 15»

Oliver Hirschbiegel interview: "There are Downfall parodies every …

You directed Downfall, which recorded the end of Hitler's regime. Your new film 13 Minutes explores its rise. Did telling the end of the story ... «Big Issue, Jul 15»