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lampoon
- 1) noun, a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc
- 2) verb, to attack or satirize in a lampoon
Etymology
C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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satire, parody, caricature, skit, squib, burlesque, pasquinade, ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (Brit. informal), take off (informal), squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade