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noun a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
verb (used with object) to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government.
Origin of lampoon First recorded in 1635–45; from French lampon, said to be noun use of lampons “let us guzzle” (from a drinking song), imperative of lamper, akin to laper “to lap up,” from Germanic; see lap3
synonym study for lampoon 1 . See satire.
OTHER WORDS FROM lampoon lam·poon·er, lam·poon·ist, noun lam·poon·er·y, noun un·lam·pooned, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for lampoon During the last year of his life, King is old news, lampoon ed behind his back as “the Lawd!”
Tavis Smiley Humanely Chronicles MLK’s Sad Last Year | Scott Porch| October 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Unabashed feminist author Catlin Moran lampoon ed women who did not identify as feminists in her book, How To Be a Woman.
You Don’t Hate Feminism. You Just Don’t Understand It. | Emily Shire| July 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He's lampoon ed all of these politicians—quite smartly, too—on SNL.
Seth Meyers Gets Off to a Rocky Start on 'Late Night' | Kevin Fallon| February 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Often lampoon ed for being a right-winger, he was not, in fact, ideological.
My Moments With Ariel Sharon | Seth Lipsky| January 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Sembler was lampoon ed as a wealthy airhead who basically won the ambassadorship at auction.
Mel Sembler: Mitt Romney’s Florida Fat Cat | Lloyd Grove| August 24, 2012| DAILY BEAST
It was on this occasion that Swift lampoon ed the lieutenant-general in his Ode to a Salamander.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 | Various
He lampoon ed the prince regent, yet he could not alienate the Tories.
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa Guiccioli
In this was reason to spare for his being libelled and lampoon ed even beyond the usual extravagant wont.
The Life of Cesare Borgia | Raphael Sabatini
I was lampoon ed, caricatured, and paragraphed in the newspapers, in a thousand different ways.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI | Various
The two lampoon ed citizens came with threats of libel, and went away incensed at my insignificance.
Sketches New and Old, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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British Dictionary definitions for lampoon noun a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
verb (tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon
Derived forms of lampoon lampooner or lampoonist , noun lampoonery , noun Word Origin for lampoon C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)
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Words related to lampoon caricature, satirize, mock, parody, ridicule, skit, burlesque, invective, roast, takeoff, pastiche, pasquinade, squib, takedown, travesty, jape, rail, pasquil, send-up, put on