Fake and Parody

Fake

Fake noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

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Parody and fake are semantically related in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Parody" instead the word "Fake" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Parody noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Usage example: the young man sported a feeble parody of a mustache in a vain attempt to make himself look older

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Fake and parody are semantically related in pretence topic. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead the word "Parody" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: parodied, parodist, parodying

old	old fake	old parody
good	good fake	good parody
clear	clear fake	clear parody
pure	pure fake	pure parody
Other adjectives: elaborate, similar, complete, alien, obvious, actual, massive, big, great, bad, clever, deliberate, transparent, funny, wacky, giant.

The Mel Brooks parody History of the World Part I ends with a fake trailer for a part II.

Source: Real Trailer, Fake Movie
In an episode of Home Movies, when the kids are making a parody of Weird Science, Melissa wears a pair of balloons as fake boobs.

Source: Fake Boobs
The creators of Homestar Runner have created at least two heavy-metal Fake Bands as a Running Gag for their website — hair-metal parody Limozeen and death-metal parody Taranchula.

Source: Fake Band

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