English Explanatory Dictionary

lampoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
verb
  1. To satirize or poke fun at.

Pronunciation

/læmˈpuːn/ en-au-lampoon.ogg

Word forms

lampoon lampoons lampooning lampooned

Etymology

From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons !

Synonyms

diss trash talk jibe kid assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize denigrate deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag slander smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shit

Derived words

lampoonery lampoonish lampoonist lampoonry lampoonable lampooner unlampooned
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