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Definitions for Lampoon
[1] 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.
[2] to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government.
[3] a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
[4] (tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon
Words related to Lampoon
caricature, satirize, mock, parody, ridicule, skit, burlesque, invective, roast, takeoff, pastiche, pasquinade, squib, takedown, travesty, jape, rail, pasquil, send-up
Words nearby Lampoon
lampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight, lamplighter, lampoon, lamppost, lamprey, lamprophony, lamprophyre, lampshade
Origin of Lampoon
1635–45; < 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 < Germanic; see lap3
Other words from Lampoon
lam·poon·er , lam·poon·ist , noun
lam·poon·er·y , noun
un·lam·pooned , adjective
Word origin for Lampoon
C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)
Synonyms for Lampoon
burlesque, caricature, invective, pasquinade, pastiche, ridicule, roast, skit, squib, takedown, takeoff, pasquil, send-up