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Lampoon — may refer to one of the following:*Parody *The Thai actor and singer Amphol Lampoon * Harvard Lampoon , a noted humor magazine ** National Lampoon magazine, a defunct offshoot of Harvard Lampoon ***National Lampoon Inc, a 2002 company … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster +PJC] Ribald poets had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lampoon — [n] parody, satire burlesque, caricature, invective, pasquil, pasquinade, pastiche, ridicule, roast*, send up*, skit, squib, takedown, takeoff*; concepts 263,273 lampoon [v] ridicule, make fun of burlesque, caricature, jape, mock, parody,… … New thesaurus
lampoon — [lam po͞on′] n. [Fr lampon < lampons, let us drink (refrain in a drinking song) < lamper, to guzzle: see LAMPAS1] a piece of satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone vt. to attack or ridicule by means of a lampoon SYN.… … English World dictionary
lampoon — index caricature, disparage, jape, mock (deride), parody, pillory, travesty Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
lampoon — n *libel, skit, squib, pasquinade … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lampoon — ► VERB ▪ publicly satirize or ridicule. ► NOUN ▪ a satirical attack. ORIGIN French lampon, said to be from lampons let us drink … English terms dictionary
lampoon — UK [læmˈpuːn] / US [læmˈpun] verb [transitive] Word forms lampoon : present tense I/you/we/they lampoon he/she/it lampoons present participle lampooning past tense lampooned past participle lampooned to publicly criticize someone or something by… … English dictionary
lampoon — {{11}}lampoon (n.) 1640s, from Fr. lampon (17c.), of unknown origin, said by French etymologists to be from lampons let us drink, popular refrain for scurrilous 17c. songs, from lamper to drink, guzzle, a nasalized form of laper to lap, from a… … Etymology dictionary
lampoon — lampooner, lampoonist, n. lampoonery, n. /lam poohn /, n. 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 … Universalium
