Lampoon \Lam*poon"\, n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons
let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to
guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and
akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking
songs often contain personal slander or satire.]
1. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and
abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
[1913 Webster]
Like her who missed her name in a lampoon,
And grieved to find herself decayed so soon.
--Dryden.
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2. Hence: Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person,
activity, or institution by representing its character or
behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the
representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a
live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as
good-natured humor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lampoon \Lam*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Lampooning.]
To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to
make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a
lampoon.
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Ribald poets had lampooned him. --Macaulay.
Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lampoon
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: parody, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v : ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's
proposal" [syn: satirize, satirise]
WordNet (r) 2.0
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "lampoon":
Atticism, agile wit, black humor, burlesque, caricature, comedy,
dry wit, esprit, farce, hatchet job, hit off on, humor, imitation,
irony, malicious parody, mock, mockery, nimble wit, parody,
pasquil, pasquin, pasquinade, pastiche, pleasantry, poison pen,
pretty wit, put down, quick wit, ready wit, ridicule, run down,
salt, sarcasm, satire, satirize, savor of wit, send up, skewer,
slapstick, slapstick humor, squib, subtle wit, take off,
take off on, take-off, takeoff, travesty, visual humor,
wicked imitation, wit
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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