lampoon
lam·poon
(lăm-po͞on′)n.
A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
tr.v. lam·pooned, lam·poon·ing, lam·poons
To ridicule or satirize in a lampoon.
[French lampon, perhaps from lampons, let us drink (from a common refrain in drinking songs), first person pl. imperative of lamper, to gulp down, of Germanic origin.]
lam·poon′er, lam·poon′ist n.
lam·poon′er·y n.
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lampoon
(læmˈpuːn)n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
vb
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon
[C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)]
lamˈpooner, lamˈpoonist n
lamˈpoonery n
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lam•poon
(læmˈpun)n.
1. a broad, often harsh satire directed against an individual or institution.
v.t.2. to ridicule in a lampoon.
[1635–45; < French lampon]
lam•poon′er, lam•poon′ist, n.
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lampoon
Past participle: lampooned
Gerund: lampooning
| Imperative |
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| lampoon |
| lampoon |
| Present |
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| I lampoon |
| you lampoon |
| he/she/it lampoons |
| we lampoon |
| you lampoon |
| they lampoon |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I lampooned |
| you lampooned |
| he/she/it lampooned |
| we lampooned |
| you lampooned |
| they lampooned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am lampooning |
| you are lampooning |
| he/she/it is lampooning |
| we are lampooning |
| you are lampooning |
| they are lampooning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have lampooned |
| you have lampooned |
| he/she/it has lampooned |
| we have lampooned |
| you have lampooned |
| they have lampooned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was lampooning |
| you were lampooning |
| he/she/it was lampooning |
| we were lampooning |
| you were lampooning |
| they were lampooning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had lampooned |
| you had lampooned |
| he/she/it had lampooned |
| we had lampooned |
| you had lampooned |
| they had lampooned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will lampoon |
| you will lampoon |
| he/she/it will lampoon |
| we will lampoon |
| you will lampoon |
| they will lampoon |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have lampooned |
| you will have lampooned |
| he/she/it will have lampooned |
| we will have lampooned |
| you will have lampooned |
| they will have lampooned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be lampooning |
| you will be lampooning |
| he/she/it will be lampooning |
| we will be lampooning |
| you will be lampooning |
| they will be lampooning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been lampooning |
| you have been lampooning |
| he/she/it has been lampooning |
| we have been lampooning |
| you have been lampooning |
| they have been lampooning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been lampooning |
| you will have been lampooning |
| he/she/it will have been lampooning |
| we will have been lampooning |
| you will have been lampooning |
| they will have been lampooning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been lampooning |
| you had been lampooning |
| he/she/it had been lampooning |
| we had been lampooning |
| you had been lampooning |
| they had been lampooning |
| Conditional |
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| I would lampoon |
| you would lampoon |
| he/she/it would lampoon |
| we would lampoon |
| you would lampoon |
| they would lampoon |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have lampooned |
| you would have lampooned |
| he/she/it would have lampooned |
| we would have lampooned |
| you would have lampooned |
| they would have lampooned |
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lampoon
A satire ridiculing a person.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  lampoon - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| Verb | 1. | lampoon - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" |
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lampoon
verb
1. ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (Brit. informal), take off (informal), make fun of, squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
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lampoon
nounA work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony:
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