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Webster 1913 Edition

Lampoon

Lam-poon′

,
Noun.
[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.
Like her who missed her name in a
lampoon
,
And grieved to find herself decayed so soon.
Dryden.
Syn. – To libel; defame; satirize; lash.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lampoon

LAMPOON'

,
Noun.
A personal satire in writing; abuse; censure written to reproach and vex rather than to reform.

LAMPOON'

,
Verb.
T.
To abuse with personal censure; to reproach in written satire.

Definition 2024

lampoon

lampoon

English

Noun

lampoon ‎(plural lampoons)

  1. A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

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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

Translations

External links

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

Etymology

From French lampon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læmˈpuːn/

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