'Lampoon' definitions:

Definition of 'lampoon'

(from WordNet)
noun
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
verb
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" [syn: satirize, satirise, lampoon]

Definition of 'Lampoon'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 lampooned him. --Macaulay.
  • Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lampoon'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'lampoon'

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