lampoon

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: parodyspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestycharadepasquinadeput-onsatirizesatirise

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waySynonyms: parodyspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestycharadepasquinadeput-on

Verb (1)

  1. ridicule with satire“The writer satirized the politician's proposal”Synonyms: satirizesatirise
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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]

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