lampoon

lam·poon

L0031300 (lăm-po͞on′)n. A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.tr.v. lam·pooned, lam·poon·ing, lam·poons To ridicule or satirize in a lampoon.

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[French lampon, perhaps from lampons, let us drink (from a common refrain in drinking songs), first person pl. imperative of lamper, to gulp down, of Germanic origin.]

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lam·poon′er, lam·poon′ist n.lam·poon′er·y n.

lampoon

(læmˈpuːn) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etcvb (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon[C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)] lamˈpooner, lamˈpoonist n lamˈpoonery n

lam•poon

(læmˈpun)
n. 1. a broad, often harsh satire directed against an individual or institution. v.t. 2. to ridicule in a lampoon. [1635–45; < French lampon] lam•poon′er, lam•poon′ist, n.

lampoon

Past participle: lampooned
Gerund: lampooning

Imperative
lampoon
lampoon

Present
I lampoon
you lampoon
he/she/it lampoons
we lampoon
you lampoon
they lampoon

Preterite
I lampooned
you lampooned
he/she/it lampooned
we lampooned
you lampooned
they lampooned

Present Continuous
I am lampooning
you are lampooning
he/she/it is lampooning
we are lampooning
you are lampooning
they are lampooning

Present Perfect
I have lampooned
you have lampooned
he/she/it has lampooned
we have lampooned
you have lampooned
they have lampooned

Past Continuous
I was lampooning
you were lampooning
he/she/it was lampooning
we were lampooning
you were lampooning
they were lampooning

Past Perfect
I had lampooned
you had lampooned
he/she/it had lampooned
we had lampooned
you had lampooned
they had lampooned

Future
I will lampoon
you will lampoon
he/she/it will lampoon
we will lampoon
you will lampoon
they will lampoon

Future Perfect
I will have lampooned
you will have lampooned
he/she/it will have lampooned
we will have lampooned
you will have lampooned
they will have lampooned

Future Continuous
I will be lampooning
you will be lampooning
he/she/it will be lampooning
we will be lampooning
you will be lampooning
they will be lampooning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lampooning
you have been lampooning
he/she/it has been lampooning
we have been lampooning
you have been lampooning
they have been lampooning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lampooning
you will have been lampooning
he/she/it will have been lampooning
we will have been lampooning
you will have been lampooning
they will have been lampooning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lampooning
you had been lampooning
he/she/it had been lampooning
we had been lampooning
you had been lampooning
they had been lampooning

Conditional
I would lampoon
you would lampoon
he/she/it would lampoon
we would lampoon
you would lampoon
they would lampoon

Past Conditional
I would have lampooned
you would have lampooned
he/she/it would have lampooned
we would have lampooned
you would have lampooned
they would have lampooned

lampoon

A satire ridiculing a person.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lampoon - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayparody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, charade, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoffcaricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Verb	1.	lampoon - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"satirise, satirizeblackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

lampoon

verb1. ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (Brit. informal), take off (informal), make fun of, squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.noun1. satire, parody, caricature, send-up (Brit. informal), takeoff (informal), skit, squib, burlesque, pasquinade his scathing lampoons of consumer culture

lampoon

nounA work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony:lampoonery, satire.

Translations

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