PARODY

parody. Parody, n. a burlesque change of another's words

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Par″o‐dy (–dy̆), n.; pl. Parodies (–dĭz). [[L. parodia, Gr. παρῳδία; παρά beside + ᾠδή a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.]] 1. 1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's “Hind and Panther” was received with great applause. Macaulay. 2. 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.