— lampooner, lampoonist , n. — lampoonery , n.
/lam poohn"/ , n.
1. a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
v.t.
2. to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government.
[ 1635-45; lampon, said to be n. use of lampons let us guzzle (from a drinking song), impv. of lamper, akin to laper to lap up 3 ]
Syn. 1. See satire .