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lampoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | burlesque, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| Type of | caricature, imitation, impersonation |
Examples of lampoon
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Park insists he was trying to lampoon North Korea's leaders, not encourage them.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Bush and his allies used the hunting trip as one more chance to lampoon Kerry.
From the signonsandiego.com
Cowen said he hoped Ireland would laud, not lampoon, Ahern in the coming days.
From the usatoday.com
Attendees typically lampoon U.S. presidents with grotesque puppets and caricatures.
From the latimes.com
The most popular jokes these days tend to lampoon the strong, rather than the weak.
From the economist.com
The British have always been quick to lampoon what they regard as portentous.
From the independent.co.uk
Another internet-driven form of satire is to lampoon bad internet performers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At least his followers and admirers are laughing at this stereotype-spewing lampoon.
From the dailyherald.com
It develops jerkily, in a mixture of capering lampoon and instructive songs.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- Satirize: ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
- (Lampoons) A parody (also called send-up, spoof or lampoon), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or make fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation. ...
- A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; A light, good-humored satire; To satirize or poke fun at
- A crude, coarse, often bitter satire ridiculing the personal appearance or character of a person.
- A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
