lampoon

English

WOTD – 25 September 2011

Etymology

From French lampon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læmˈpuːn/

Noun

lampoon (plural lampoons)

  1. A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

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Verb

lampoon (third-person singular simple present lampoons, present participle lampooning, simple past and past participle lampooned)

  1. To satirize or poke fun at.

Synonyms

  • Thesaurus:defame

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Further reading

  • lampoon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • lampoon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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