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lampoon

[ lam-poon ]

noun

  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to mock or ridicule in a lampoon:

    to lampoon important leaders in the government.

lampoon

/ ±ô泾ˈ±è³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to attack or satirize in a lampoon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ô²¹³¾Ëˆ±è´Ç´Ç²Ô±ð°ù, noun
  • ±ô²¹³¾Ëˆ±è´Ç´Ç²Ô±ð°ùy, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô²¹³¾Â·±è´Ç´Ç²Ôİù ±ô²¹³¾Â·±è´Ç´Ç²Ôi²õ³Ù noun
  • ±ô²¹³¾Â·±è´Ç´Ç²Ôİù·y noun
  • ³Ü²Ôl²¹³¾Â·±è´Ç´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lampoon1

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; lap 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lampoon1

C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)
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Synonym Study

See satire.
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In Field’s film, the writer-director slyly lampoons the pretension of figures high up in the worlds of ballet, opera, theater and symphony, as well as more recognizable personas in public-facing industries like film and music.

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The brothers of “Blood Knot†lampoon the meaning of whiteness with costume choices.

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Both installments lampooned the wealthy and depicted people dying under tragic circumstances in picturesque locations.

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For a movie that starts dying a slow, painful death from its first act, its attempts to lampoon our fear of death are ironically futile.

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