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lampoon

nounGraduateELO 1,550SATGRE
DEFINITION

ridicule with satire

WEBSTER'S 1913

A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.

ETYMOLOGY

Old French, to mock

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

He is even now, so he would have me know, gone by invitation to my Lord Denbigh's box, to ogle the ladies." "And have you seen your latest lampoon, Mr.

Winston Churchill, Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
✨ WORD STORY

In Havana's buzzing nightlife, Astrid penned a lampoon of the local dictator, dressing him as a clown in her sketches. Each jab brought roars from the crowd until, spotting her work, the guards laughed too, shaking their heads at the harmless fun.

📖 TALE

Ifeoma sat in the shadow of Jakarta's towering Senayan Sports Complex, sketching furiously as she drew a caricature of her stern teacher with an exaggeratedly long nose. Her classmates snickered around her, recognizing the drawing's intention to lampoon their strict instructor and lighten the mood.

IN USE

The following year, he began making contributions to The National Lampoon Radio Hour for a variety of National Lampoon audio recordings.

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