lampoon
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.
lampoonery
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a word derived from
lampoon.
Example Sentences
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“Topical lampoonery piles up quickly. Within the first few pages, there’s a statue of the Confederate colonel Robert E. Bigly and a resort called Farrago-Sur-Mer. … Buckley is intelligent and ingenious and at times pitch-perfect.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
The crash, in Woolton, Liverpool, led to lampoonery on social media, after the city council posted a photograph of the car with hashtag "#ShouldveGoneTo".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2018
These are things Lily Allen lacks, and no amount of celebrity-baiting or entry level lampoonery will ever change that.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
The annual gift box of R-rated lampoonery is concocted by Platt and her partner-in-zaniness Lisa Koch, who are aided and abetted by two game male sidekicks, D.J.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2010
On his way to becoming a household word, Spiro T. Agnew learned that lampoonery is the most devastating weapon in the political armory.
From Time Magazine Archive
