Lampoon

Lampoon
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. [1913 Webster]

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. [PJC]


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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 — [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

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