From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 personal slander or satire.]
1. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and
abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
[1913 Webster]
Like her who missed her name in a lampoon,
And grieved to find herself decayed so soon.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 lampooned him. --Macaulay.
Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lampoon
n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon},
{spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque},
{travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v 1: ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the
politician's proposal" [syn: {satirize}, {satirise},
{lampoon}]
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