First Known Use: 1645
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1lampoon
noun lam·poon \lam-ˈpün\
: a piece of writing, a cartoon, etc., that mocks or makes fun of a well-known person or thing
Full Definition of LAMPOON
: satire 1; specifically : a harsh satire usually directed against an individual
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Origin of LAMPOON
French lampon
Related to LAMPOON
- Synonyms
- satire, pasquinade
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Rhymes with LAMPOON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
2lampoon
verb
: to publicly criticize (someone or something) in a way that causes laughter : to mock or make fun of (someone or something)
Full Definition of LAMPOON
transitive verb
: to make the subject of a lampoon : ridicule
— lam·poon·er noun
— lam·poon·ery \-ˈpü-nə-rē, -ˈpün-rē\ noun
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First Known Use of LAMPOON
circa 1657
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