lampoon

¹lam·poon

noun \lam-ˈpün\

Definition of LAMPOON

: satire 1; specifically : a harsh satire usually directed against an individual

Examples of LAMPOON

1. He said such ridiculous things that he was often the target of lampoons in the press.
2. <this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced>

Origin of LAMPOON

French lampon

First Known Use: 1645

Related to LAMPOON

Synonyms: satire, pasquinade

Related Words: burlesque, caricature, parody, spoof, takeoff; comedy, farce, sketch, skit, slapstick, squib; derision, ridicule; cartoon, mockery, travesty

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with LAMPOON

aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon