lampoon (læmˈpuːn
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Definitions
noun
- a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
verb
- (tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon
Alternative Forms
lamˈpooner lamˈpoonist noun lamˈpoonery nounWord Origin
C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)Synonyms
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ridicule,
mock,
mimic,
parody,
caricature,
send up,
take off,
make fun of,
squib,
burlesque,
satirize,
pasquinade,
take the piss (out of)
Usage examples
It is politically correct to lampoon Christianity with no regard to any real understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)He may live a life of campish ostentation which may give good reason to lampoon him.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)Others, again, have explained it as a feverish tubercular hallucination, as a lampoon of prep.
, Frustrate Their Knavish Tricks (1994)