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noun

plural of travesty

as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice

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as in spoofs

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series

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verb

present tense third-person singular of travesty

as in mocks

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world

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Noun

By the season’s end, in fact, more than a few travesties are laid at Peter’s feet. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025

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Scary Movie paved the way for more big-screen parodies, including Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), and Meet the Spartans (2008).

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
Tiddes gave props to Paramount’s marketing department, which created a string of memes and myriad parodies on social media to lead the masses to Scary Movie.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2026

Definition of parodies

Noun

The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

Definition of spoofs

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The Los Angeles Dodgers insulted their Catholic paying customers by honoring a drag group that parades around as nuns and mocks their religion.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026

Definition of mocks

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The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
My mother imitates me, then converts the word into a pair of Korean syllables that sound most like the German.

— Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

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