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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often
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Recent Examples of rib
Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
In addition to my go-to green ribs, some of my favorites are carnitas, chorizo (Mexican sausage), barbacoa, refried beans and fried potatoes.
—Lisa Lopez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Gone are the days when rival fans would get together in the afternoon and watch the game together and rib each other and see who got the last laugh.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
His injuries included eight ribs broken in 14 places, right knee and ankle broken, left leg tibia broken, left ankle broken, right clavicle broken, right shoulder broken and more.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
In addition to my go-to green ribs, some of my favorites are carnitas, chorizo (Mexican sausage), barbacoa, refried beans and fried potatoes.
—Lisa Lopez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Olsen’s l-o-v-e their knitwear, and are usually spotted in neutral hues with ribbed hemlines.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Gone are the days when rival fans would get together in the afternoon and watch the game together and rib each other and see who got the last laugh.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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There are so many fascinating takes in this film, including their views on religion and SNL (the parodies bothered them because they were never invited on the show).Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The history of legitimately funny musical acts that are not parodies is a short.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
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Speaking over Zoom, Vidal told me that in 2019 many people took Trump’s suggestion about buying Greenland as a joke.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Humor is a helpful tool in dealing with tension and stress, so making jokes about an incident that can help manage the feelings of cognitive dissonance and helplessness news like this can elicit.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Dion further teases his next feature-length project along with Journey Montana, who’s gearing up for the arrival of her debut album.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The chart-topping singer teased her appearance on the program last year, sharing moments from her time on the set with popular characters like Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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For Sony Repertory — studio executive Jeff Blake, who had hired him at Paramount, brought him there — Schlesinger was a vp who oversaw a 70mm restoration of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the release of the B-movie spoof The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (1981).Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Neumayer detected the spoof by checking the headers and IDing the tool used.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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The fake laugh would be ‘gasp gasp,’ a kind of inhale.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rivers said with a laugh before his Bucks’ faced Thibodeau’s Knicks at Madison Square Garden.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Reid wasn’t kidding, because ice can be a bear to remove.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is a sense that, while nobody is kidding themselves that all of those players aren’t there for the money, Neymar hasn’t bought into the Saudi project — publicly at least — as much as others.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Among its selections this spring is this 2001 satire that, considering climate change and our incoming administration, will probably still hit pretty hard.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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The body-horror satire that earned Demi Moore the first acting award of her career — yes, career — on Sunday night, is available to stream from home.Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
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It’s also crafted from a rugged, 300-denier polyester PVC fabric that can handle everything from air travel to donkeys, yaks, and more esoteric (and hard-wearing) modes of transportation.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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Karmo Tso, a young nomadic woman, milks a yak and prepares a traditional breakfast of yak butter tea, a salty, broth-like drink.Liam Freeman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rib. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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