lampoon

English

WOTD - 25 September 2011    

Pronunciation

• IPA: /læmˈpuːn/, SAMPA: /l{m"pu:n/

Noun

lampoon (plural lampoons)

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

Derived terms

• lampoonery

Translations

written satirical attack

Czech: pamflet (cs) m., hanopis (cs) m. Finnish: pilkkakirjoitus (fi) French: pasquin (fr) m.

Russian: пасквиль (ru) (páskvil') m., памфлет (ru) (pamflét) m., сатира (ru) (satíra) f. Spanish: sátira (es) m., libelo (es) m., pasquín (es) m.

light, good-humored satire

Finnish: parodia (fi)

Russian: пародия (ru) (paródija) f.

Verb

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

1. To satirize or poke fun at.

Synonyms

• Wikisaurus:defame

Derived terms

• lampooner

Translations

satirize — see satirize

External links

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