lampoon

[ lam-poon ]
/ læmˈpun /

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government.

Origin of lampoon

1635–45; < French lampon, said to be noun use of lampons let us guzzle (from a drinking song), imperative of lamper, akin to laper to lap up < Germanic; see lap3

OTHER WORDS FROM lampoon

lam·poon·er, lam·poon·ist, noun lam·poon·er·y, noun un·lam·pooned, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for lampoonery

lampoon
/ (læmˈpuːn) /

noun

a satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person, literary work, etc

verb

(tr) to attack or satirize in a lampoon

Derived forms of lampoon

lampooner or lampoonist, noun lampoonery, noun

Word Origin for lampoon

C17: from French lampon, perhaps from lampons let us drink (frequently used as a refrain in poems)