parody

n.; pl. Parodies [ L. parodia, Gr. parw, di`a; para` beside + 'w, dh` a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's “Hind and Panther” was received with great applause. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]