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Definitions for Lampooning
[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 Lampooning
lampooncaricature, satirize, mock, parody, travesty, jape, rail, burlesque, roast, pasquinade, squib
Words nearby Lampooning
lampoonlampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight, lamplighter, lampoon, lamppost, lamprey, lamprophony, lamprophyre, lampshade
Origin of Lampooning
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 Lampooning
lam·poon·er , lam·poon·ist , noun
lam·poon·er·y , noun
un·lam·pooned , adjective
Word origin for Lampooning
C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)
Synonyms for Lampooning
caricature, mock, parody, satirize, burlesque, jape, pasquinade, rail, roast, squib, travesty, put on, send up, take off