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lampoon

noun
/læmˈpuːn/

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 !

  1. derived from lampons

Definitions

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

    A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

    • To say truth, Ma'am, 'tis very vulgar to Print and as my little Productions are mostly Satires and Lampoons I find they circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the Friends of the Parties—

  2. To satirize or poke fun at.

    • The original phrase was frequently lampooned in subsequent years, becoming strong enough in popular culture that the variations in place of ‘drugs’ probably didn’t take long to appear at all.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA