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View usage for: (læmpuːn) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lampoons, present participle lampooning, past tense, past participle lampooned1. verbIf you lampoon someone or something, you criticize them very strongly, using humorous means. He entertained his readers by lampooning the pretensions of the rich. [VERB noun] He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: ridicule, mock, mimic, parody More Synonyms of lampoon 2. variable nounA lampoon is a piece of writing or speech which criticizes someone or something very strongly, using humorous means. ...his scathing lampoons of consumer culture. [+ of] The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon. Synonyms: satire, parody, caricature, send-up [British, informal] More Synonyms of lampoon lampoon in British English (læmˈpuːn) noun1. a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc verb2. (transitive) to attack or satirize in a lampoon Derived forms lampooner (lamˈpooner) or lampoonist (lamˈpoonist) noun lampoonery (lamˈpoonery) noun Word origin C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems) lampoon in American English (læmˈpun) noun1. a piece of satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone verb transitive2. to attack or ridicule by means of a lampoon SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcaricature Derived forms lampooner (lamˈpooner) noun or lamˈpoonist lampoonery (lamˈpoonery) noun Word origin Fr lampon < lampons, let us drink (refrain in a drinking song) < lamper, to guzzle: see lampas 1Examples of 'lampoon' in a sentencelampoon Definition to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. Synonyms mock send up (British, informal) take off (informal) make fun of squib burlesque pasquinade take the piss (out of) (informal) Definition a piece of writing ridiculing a person his scathing lampoons of consumer culture Synonyms squib pasquinade piss-take (informal) Additional synonymsSynonyms satirize, take off (informal), mock, exaggerate, ridicule, imitate, ape, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), spoof (informal), make fun of, travesty, lampoon, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), make a monkey out of Definition an artistic work, esp. literary or dramatic, satirizing a subject by caricaturing it The book read like a black comic burlesque. Synonyms parody, mockery, satire, caricature, send-up (British, informal), spoof (informal), travesty, takeoff (informal) Definition to make a caricature of Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers. Synonyms parody, take off (informal), mock, distort, ridicule, mimic, send up (British, informal), lampoon, burlesque, satirize- lamentation
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Additional synonymsDefinition a description or explanation of something that is so exaggerated or over-simplified that it is difficult to take seriously a chalk-drawn caricature of a pop-eyed judge brandishing a gavel Synonyms parody, cartoon, distortion, satire, send-up (British, informal), travesty, takeoff (informal), lampoon, burlesque, mimicry, farce, pasquinade Definition to imitate a person or a way of acting or speaking, esp. to entertain or make fun of She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter. Synonyms imitate, do (informal), take off (informal), ape, parody, caricature, impersonateDefinition to make a parody of It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking. Synonyms take off (informal), mimic, caricature, send up (British, informal), spoof (informal), travesty, lampoon, poke fun at, burlesque, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), satirize, do a takeoff of (informal) Definition a piece of music or literature that mimics the style of another composer or author in a humorous way a parody of a well-known soap opera Synonyms takeoff (informal), imitation, satire, caricature, send-up (British, informal), spoof (informal), lampoon, skit, burlesque, piss-take (informal) Definition to ridicule (a person or thing) by means of satire The newspaper satirized our political leaders. Synonyms ridicule, parody, send up (British, informal), take off (informal), criticize, deride, travesty, pillory, lampoon, burlesque, diss (slang), hold up to ridicule Definition a parody or imitation a classic send-up of sixties rock Synonyms parody, take-off (informal), satire, mockery, spoof (informal), imitation, skit, mickey-take (informal) Definition a short funny or satirical sketch clever skits on popular songs Synonyms parody, spoof (informal), travesty, takeoff (informal), burlesque, turn, sketchDefinition an act of mimicry an inspired takeoff of the two sisters Synonyms parody, imitation, send-up (British, informal), mocking, satire, caricature, spoof (informal), travesty, lampoon, piss-take (informal) |