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lampoon

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As a noun, lampoon means a written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution. As a verb, it means satirize or poke fun at.

Meanings of lampoon

4 meanings

noun

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

  2. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

    Similar: parody, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff

verb

  1. To satirize or poke fun at.

  2. Ridicule with satire

    “The writer satirized the politician's proposal”

    Similar: satirize, satirise

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's s…
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verb: ridicule with satire
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