parodic

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The company claimed it depicted a deliberately implausible, parodic scenario that bore no resemblance to real airport security procedures.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Writer-director Alex Scharfman makes a worthy attempt at sketching the Leopolds as a parodic version of the real-life Sackler family, but never gets close to conjuring their cold-blooded, dark-hearted evil.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

Overall, “Outlaw Johnny Black” mostly seems unsure of how to navigate its Monty Python-inspired parodic impulses alongside its clear reverence for the genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023

Mr. Klein characterized his work as “pseudo-ethnographic, parodic, Dada,” the last referring to a playfully absurdist art movement of the early 20th century.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

The Harlot's Progress and The Rake's Progress are alike interesting for the parodic ballad opera pattern of setting new words to familiar tunes.

From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous