I. (ˈ)lam|pün, (ˈ)laam- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French lampon, probably from lampons! let us guzzle! (a frequent refrain in 17th century French satirical poems), 1st person plural imperative of lamper to guzzle, from Middle French, of imitative origin
1. : a polemic satire usually directed against an individual
had written a “scurrilous lampoon ” in Latin verse about him — Douglas Stewart
corridors hung with colored lampoons of English barristers — Louis Auchincloss
— compare pasquinade
2. : a light mocking satire
the old farces and later musical lampoons — G.J.Nathan
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make the subject of a lampoon : ridicule , satirize
apart from her singing satires, she also lampoons piano styles — Clyde Gilmour
was viciously lampooned by the cartoonists — Newsweek
the aristocracy he had lampooned mercilessly for many years rose to his defense — Current Biography