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lampoonery

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lam⋅poon

  [lam-poon]
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–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.
Origin:
1635–45; < F lampon, said to be n. use of lampons let us guzzle (from a drinking song), impv. of lamper, akin to laper to lap up < Gmc; see lap 3

Related forms:
lam⋅poon⋅er, lam⋅poon⋅ist, noun
lam⋅poon⋅er⋅y, noun

Synonyms:
1. See satire.
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lam·poon   (lām-pōōn')   
n.  

  1. A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution. See Synonyms at caricature.

  2. A light, good-humored satire.

tr.v.   lam·pooned, lam·poon·ing, lam·poons
To ridicule or satirize in or as if 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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