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self-parody noun[ C or U ] (alsoselfparody)uk /ˌselfˈpær.ə.di/ us /ˌselfˈper.ə.di/ writing, music, art, speech, etc. in which someone exaggerates their own style (= makes its features or qualities more noticeable ) in a way that is humorous, either intentionally or unintentionally: Sometimes the singer lays it on too thick, edging close to self-parody. Several of the poems are deliberate self-parodies, although it's hard to say which. Sometimes the comedy is so heavy-handed that it seems almost like self-parody. His performance is so close to self-parody that I had to check the end credits to make sure it was really him. Unlike some veteran authors who have degenerated into self-parody, she manages to keep her writing fresh. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases People who write for work or pleasure authorial autobiographer belletrist blogger Braillist chronicler columnist cub reporter novelist poet laureate satirist scribbler scribe scriptwriter scrivener Shakespeare songsmith songwriter speechwriter stylist |