lampoon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /læmˈpuːn/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons !
Meanings
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A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
To say truth, Ma'am, 'tis very vulgar to Print and as my little Productions are mostly Satires and Lampoons I find they circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the Friends of the Parties—
1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, I.i:"Dangerous things, sir—dangerous things!" exclaimed Mr. Lintot, drawing a deep breath of air from the open window: "do you know, sir, Curl published a lampoon on Lord Hervey the other day, who said that he would have horsewhipped him if he could have found his way into the city...
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Alteration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lampoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lampoonry · lampoonery · lampoonish · lampoonist
Translations (35)
pl paszkwil (written satirical attack) · es sátira (written satirical attack) · hy ծանակագիր (written satirical attack) · de Schmähschrift (written satirical attack) · hy պարսավագիր (written satirical attack) · it libello (written satirical attack) · es libelo (written satirical attack) · cs hanopis (written satirical attack) · de Pamphlet (written satirical attack) · bg пасквил (written satirical attack) · uk па́сквіль (written satirical attack) · ko 풍자문 (written satirical attack) · sv pamflett (written satirical attack) · sv nidskrift (written satirical attack) · el σάτιρα (written satirical attack) · fi pilkkakirjoitus (written satirical attack) · cmn 諷刺文 /讽刺文 (written satirical attack) · sv satir (written satirical attack) · ru сати́ра (written satirical attack) · fr pasquin (written satirical attack) · es vejamen (written satirical attack) · fi satiiri (written satirical attack) · cs pamflet (written satirical attack) · mk па́сквил (written satirical attack) · ru памфле́т (written satirical attack) · sv smädeskrift (written satirical attack) · it pasquillo (written satirical attack) · el λίβελλος (written satirical attack) · ga aoir (written satirical attack) · sv parodi (written satirical attack) · ru па́сквиль (written satirical attack) · de Spottschrift (written satirical attack) · hy պամֆլետ (written satirical attack) · pt libelo (written satirical attack) · es pasquín (written satirical attack)
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