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What (who) is Lampoon - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lampoon (disambiguation)
lampoon
[lam'pu:n]
¦ verb publicly satirize or ridicule.
¦ noun a satirical attack.
Derivatives
lampooner noun
lampoonist noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. lampon, said to be from lampons 'let us drink'.
lampoon
(lampoons, lampooning, lampooned)
1.
If you lampoon someone or something, you criticize them very strongly, using humorous means.
He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
VERB: V n
2.
A lampoon is a piece of writing or speech which criticizes someone or something very strongly, using humorous means.
...his scathing lampoons of consumer culture...
The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.
N-VAR
Lampoon
·vt To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon.
II. Lampoon ·noun A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
Wikipedia
Lampoon
Lampoon may refer to:
- Parody
- Amphol Lampoon (born 1963), Thai actor and singer
- The Harvard Lampoon, a noted humor magazine
- National Lampoon (magazine), a defunct offshoot of Harvard Lampoon
- National Lampoon, Incorporated, a 2002 company
- National Lampoon (magazine), a defunct offshoot of Harvard Lampoon
Examples of use of Lampoon
1. "Brits Lampoon Our Chancellor," the paper thundered.
2. The weekly lampoon generates about 1,000 hits a week.
3. He was a co–founder and managing editor of the humorous National Lampoon, spawned from the Harvard Lampoon, created while he was a student at the university.
4. Hoffman, one of three founders of the irreverent National Lampoon magazine, has died.
5. Critics often lampoon the former ship‘s steward for his inarticulacy during speeches.