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Lampoon   /læmpˈun/   Listen
Lampoon

verb
(past & past part. lampooned; pres. part. lampooning)
1.
Ridicule with satire.  Synonyms: satirise, satirize.



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"Lampoon" Quotes from Famous Books



... Severus, or a Menas; but is to correct the vices and the follies of his time, and to give the rules of a happy and virtuous life. In a word, that former sort of satire which is known in England by the name of lampoon is a dangerous sort of weapon, and for the most part unlawful. We have no moral right on the reputation of other men; it is taking from them what we cannot restore to them. There are only two reasons for ...
— Discourses on Satire and Epic Poetry • John Dryden



Words linked to "Lampoon" :   poke fun, jest at, blackguard, guy, laugh at, impersonation, caricature, roast, rib, imitation, ridicule, make fun



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