lampoon

[ lam-poon ]

/ læmˈpun /

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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.

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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, nounlam·poon·er·y, nounun·lam·pooned, adjective

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How to use lampoon in a sentence

And one thing it’s been lampooning since the beginning is the idea of the superwoman who can ‘do it all.
Three Top Lessons From ‘30 Rock’ Scholars|Rachel Krantz|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In some meta-reversal of roles, the debating Biden became Jon Stewart lampooning the debate after it took place.
In Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden Perfects Art of the Smirk|Lee Siegel|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
P.S. I've assumed the entire time Posner is lampooning everyone who is enraged by his story.
History's Vilest #SlatePitch Asks: Why Do We Bitterly Cling to Free Speech?|Justin Green|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her religion too—indeed religion in general—is in for a lampooning.
How Palin Haters Help Palin|Matt Latimer|September 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

She keeps an eye on the enemy with a popular on-air bit called “Rightwing World,” lampooning conservatives.
The Next Glenn Beck|Samuel P. Jacobs|February 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The orators and journals of the opposition were ridiculing and lampooning him without measure.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One|Abraham Lincoln
Tom was growing restless under this lampooning of his connection with The New Democracy.
This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald
He was a satirist as well as a humorist, and was bold in lampooning the prominent men of his time, not even sparing the king.
English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History|Henry Coppee
Quevedo, imprisoned four years in the Leonese dungeon for lampooning him, would probably remember him in a less amiable light!
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram
It began by boldly asserting the necessity for reform, lampooning the Regent, and attacking the cant and excesses of Methodism.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for lampoon

lampoon

/ (læmˈpuːn) /

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, nounlampoonery, 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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