lampoon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /læmˈpuːn/, SAMPA: /l{m"pu:n/

[edit] Noun

lampoon (plural lampoons)

1. A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
2. A light, good-humored satire.

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[edit] Verb

to lampoon (third-person singular simple present lampoons, present participle lampooning, simple past and past participle lampooned)

1. To satirize or poke fun at.

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• Wikisaurus:defame

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[edit] External links

• lampoon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lampoon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911