parodying
Sending something up
Parodying is imitating something—a style, work, or person—for comic effect or ridicule.
A comedian parodying a politician exaggerates their mannerisms.
A film parodying horror movies mimics their conventions while mocking them: She spent the sketch parodying his pompous speaking style.
The imitation is recognizable but deliberately distorted.
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- witClever, inventive humor
- humorAmusing quality
comedy · lampoon · farce · travesty · jest · mockery · skewering · roasting
Adaptive resemblance to another
- impersonationPretending to be another
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
spoof · mockery · pastiche · burlesque · lampoon · skit · aping · exaggeration
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
humor · comedy · lampoon · farce · travesty · jest · mockery · skewering · roasting · ribbing
mimicry
Adaptive resemblance to another
- impersonationPretending to be another
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- takeoffDeparture or parody
caricature · spoof · mockery · pastiche · burlesque · lampoon · skit · aping · exaggeration · impression
- literary techniquesforeshadowing, alluding, symbolizing, satirizing, personifying
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
parodyinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
praising · admiring · celebrating · venerating · complimenting
parodyinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
emulating · revering · venerating · reproducing · replicating