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    [Noun]  | "trav*es*ty" | \ ˈtra-və-stē \


    1: a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation

    2: a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter

    Origin: circa 1668 ;

     Obsolete English travesty disguised, parodied, from French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- across (from Latin trans-) + vestire to dress, from Latin {mat|vest:2|};

    [Verb]  | "travesty" 


    1: to make a travesty of : parody

    Origin: 1667 ;

    [Noun]  | "travesties" 


    1: a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something;


      * e.g., " ... rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice "



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    2: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect;


      * e.g., " ... the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series "



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    [Noun]  | "travesty" 


    1: a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something;


      * e.g., " ... rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice "



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    2: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect;


      * e.g., " ... the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series "



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    [Verb]  | "travesties" 


    1: to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of;


      * e.g., " ... this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world "



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    [Verb]  | "travesty" 


    1: to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of;


      * e.g., " ... this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world "



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     [ "travesty" ]

    1: a mockery of

      * e.g.,  ... That modern shakespeare play was such a travesty. 

     [ "Travesty" ]

    1: 1) A farce of some sort.

      * e.g.,  ... The charlatan's fake medicine was a travesty. 

     [ "Travesty" ]

    2: 2) A version of something that is distorted or poor in quality or a phony.

     [ "travesty" ]

    1: mockery of.

      * e.g.,  ... That play on shakespeare was such a travesty 

     [ "travesty" ]

    1: a terrible tragedy, something very bad

      * e.g.,  ... I was so hungry, what a travesty that the fridge was empty! 

     [ "travesty" ]

    1: The Aliens Vs. Predator series made by 20th century fox in the early 2000s.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey john, predators come only in the hottest of seasons right?"  

     [ "Travesty" ]

    1: A word that all Travis’ hate: Simply because when we hear it we think someone is saying our name

      * e.g.,  ... Anyone: That was such a travesty Travis: wait what did you say my name 

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    1: Besides being ''a mockery of'', it is also a transvestite in spanish.

      * e.g.,  ... Look homes, that man looks like a travesty, with that skirt and makeup... 

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    1:  a term used to express when you see either a really smokin hot girl or guy whose boyfriend/girlfriend is ordinary-looking or ugly.

      * e.g.,  ...  A (guy): "Dude, look at herrrr" *points* 

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    2:  a mockery, tragedy

      * e.g.,  ... Me: "I know, man and . . OH! LOOK AT THE LOSER SHE'S WITH!  

     [ "travesty" ]

    1: me, im the coolest guy ever

      * e.g.,  ... Hey look its travesty, hes the coolest guy in rivers!! 

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    1: A name for a man that is sexy to a woman but unfortunately for the attracted woman swings the other way.

      * e.g.,  ... "Check out the hot guy in the 3-piece suit!" "Forget about it, he's a travesty." "No way! He's gay? That's so not fair, I wanted to make a baby with that hottie." 

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