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lampoon

lam·poon [ lam pn ]


noun  (plural lam·poons)
Definition:
 
satirical attack in writing or verse: a piece of satirical writing or verse ridiculing somebody or something



transitive verb  (past and past participle lam·pooned, present participle lam·poon·ing, 3rd person present singular lam·poons)
Definition:
 
satirize somebody or something with ridicule: to use ridicule as a way of satirizing somebody or something in a piece of writing

[Mid-17th century. < French lampon]

lam·poon·er noun
lam·poon·er·y noun
lam·poon·ist noun
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