Both Uses of
parody
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
- One of them was playing the bagpipes, prompting the corporals to begin their own nasal whining parodies.†
Chpt 2 *
- But his face was tilted back, his lips retracted and teeth bared in a ghoulish parody of a smile.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
a humorous, exaggerated imitation of somebody's style
or:
a very poor imitation of somebody's style
or:
a very poor imitation of somebody's style