LAMPOON
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Lam*poon" (?), n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking songs often contain personal slander or satire.] 1. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
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Like her who missed her name in a lampoon,
And grieved to find herself decayed so soon.
Dryden.
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2. Hence: Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person, activity, or institution by representing its character or behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as good-natured humor.
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Lam*poon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lampooning.] To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a lampoon.
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Ribald poets had lampooned him.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
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