Definitions for Lampoon
læmˈpunlam·poon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onverb

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

2. satirize, satirise, lampoonverb

   ridicule with satire

   "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

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1. Lampoonnoun

   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.

2. Lampoonverb

   To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a lampoon.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lampoonnoun

   A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

2. lampoonnoun

   A light, good-humored satire.

3. lampoonverb

   To satirize or poke fun at.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LAMPOONnoun

   Etymology: Nathan Bailey derives it from lampons, a drunken song. It imports, let us drink, from the old French lamper, and was repeated at the end of each couplet at carousals. Trev.

   A personal satire; abuse; censure written not to reform but to vex.

   They say my talent is satire; if so, it is a fruitful age: they have sown the dragon’s teeth themselves, and it is but just they should reap each other in lampoons. Dryden.

   Make satire a lampoon. Alexander Pope.

2. To Lampoonverb

   To abuse with personal satire.

   Etymology: from the noun.

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1. lampoon

   Lampoon is a method of satire that criticizes or mocks individuals, groups, ideas, or institutions through ridicule, irony, or sarcasm, usually in a humorous or entertaining way. It can be presented in various forms such as in writing, cartoons, speeches, plays, or films. The main aim of a lampoon is to highlight and exaggerate certain traits or actions to provoke thought or amusement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lampoonnoun

   a personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress

2. Lampoonverb

   to subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon

3. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lampoon

   lam-pōōn′, n. a personal satire in writing: low censure.—v.t. to assail with personal satire: to satirise:—pr.p. lampōōn′ing; pa.p. lampōōned′.—ns. Lampoon′er, one who writes a lampoon; Lampoon′ry, practice of lampooning: written personal abuse or satire. [O. Fr. lampon, orig. a drinking-song, with the refrain lampons=let us drink—lamper (or lapper, to lap), to drink.]

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1. pomonal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lampoon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lampoon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Lampoon in a Sentence

1. Bill Whalen:

   The problem for Newsom, if he wants to go national, is that California, with each passing day, just becomes that much easier to satire and lampoon.

2. Large Peter Davis:

   The wacko presidential race and Trump's easy to lampoon antics and rants are ‘ SNL's ’ comedic bread and butter. The election is often even described as like an ‘ SNL ’ skit. It's like the writers are being handed free material. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have inadvertently made ‘ SNL ’ hilarious.

3. Chris Barron:

   Whenever the left wants to lampoon someone on the right President Trump always play the gay card. This is exactly what they think of gay people - that our lives and our relationships are jokes. Something deserving of ridicule and scorn, most middle school children behave better than this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Lampoon
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Lampoon
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lampoon
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Lampoon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lampoon
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Lampoon