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)
2.
to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government.
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lampoon (læmˈpuːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (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)] | |
| lam'pooner | |
| —n | |
| lam'poonist | |
| —n | |
| lam'poonery | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lampoon
1645, from Fr. lampon, of unknown origin, said by Fr. 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." The verb is first attested 1657.
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