parodiableadj.
/ˈparədɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɛrədiəb(ə)l/ Capable of being parodied.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > ridicule or mockery by specific means > [adjective] > mockingly imitative > ridiculed by imitation > able to be
parodiable1872
caricaturable1886
1872 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 170/2 The Ancient's rule as to what is properly parodiable doesn't apply here.
1895 G. Saintsbury Corrected Impressions viii. 73 It is when a thing is imitable, not when it is parodiable, that it stands confessed as second-rate.
1966 Punch 14 Sept. 417/3 The style is not readily parodiable, except by Mr. Muggeridge himself, in his off moments.
1995 Church Times 20 Oct. 20/5 The conductor..patiently stitched the show together, with a tapestry of easily parodiable Tavener sounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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