Parody vs. Prank — What's the Difference?

A parody, also called a spoof, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or make fun of its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it — theme/content, author, style, etc.

A mischievous trick or practical joke.

A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule.

To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily

A genre, as in literature, comprising such works.

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty

(obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

(Music) The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.

(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.

To make a parody of.

To call someone's phone and promptly hang up

A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

(intransitive) To make an ostentatious show.

To make a parody of something.

(obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

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.

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; - often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

To make ostentatious show.

To write a parody upon; to burlesque.

A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Full of gambols or tricks.

Humorous or satirical mimicry

Acting like a clown or buffoon

Make a spoof of or make fun of

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Make a parody of;

Dress or decorate showily or gaudily;

Dress up showily;