Lampoon — may refer to one of the following:*Parody *The Thai actor and singer Amphol Lampoon * Harvard Lampoon , a noted humor magazine ** National Lampoon magazine, a defunct offshoot of Harvard Lampoon ***National Lampoon Inc, a 2002 company … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lampoon — [n] parody, satire burlesque, caricature, invective, pasquil, pasquinade, pastiche, ridicule, roast*, send up*, skit, squib, takedown, takeoff*; concepts 263,273 lampoon [v] ridicule, make fun of burlesque, caricature, jape, mock, parody,… … New thesaurus
lampoon — [lam po͞on′] n. [Fr lampon < lampons, let us drink (refrain in a drinking song) < lamper, to guzzle: see LAMPAS1] a piece of satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone vt. to attack or ridicule by means of a lampoon SYN.… … English World dictionary
lampoon — index caricature, disparage, jape, mock (deride), parody, pillory, travesty Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
lampoon — n *libel, skit, squib, pasquinade … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lampoon — ► VERB ▪ publicly satirize or ridicule. ► NOUN ▪ a satirical attack. ORIGIN French lampon, said to be from lampons let us drink … English terms dictionary
lampoon — UK [læmˈpuːn] / US [læmˈpun] verb [transitive] Word forms lampoon : present tense I/you/we/they lampoon he/she/it lampoons present participle lampooning past tense lampooned past participle lampooned to publicly criticize someone or something by… … English dictionary
lampoon — lampooner, lampoonist, n. lampoonery, n. /lam poohn /, n. 1. a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society … Universalium
