LAMPOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lampoon mean? 

• LAMPOON (noun)
  The noun LAMPOON has 1 sense:

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

  Familiarity information: LAMPOON used as a noun is very rare.

• LAMPOON (verb)
  The verb LAMPOON has 1 sense:

1. ridicule with satire

  Familiarity information: LAMPOON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMPOON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("lampoon" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Derivation:

lampoon (ridicule with satire)

• LAMPOON (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they lampoon    ... he / she / it lampoons   
Past simple: lampooned   
Past participle: lampooned   
-ing form: lampooning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ridicule with satire

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

lampoon; satirise; satirize

Context example:

The writer satirized the politician's proposal

Hypernyms (to "lampoon" is one way to...):

blackguard; guy; jest at; laugh at; make fun; poke fun; rib; ridicule; roast (subject to laughter or ridicule)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

lampoon (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

lampooner (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)