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noun

Lampoon n.

A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress. "Like her who missed her name in a lampoon, And grieved to find herself decayed so soon."

Hence: Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person, activity, or institution by representing its character or behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as good-natured humor.

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Etymology of 'Lampoon'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Lampoon" : ridicule, parody, roast, satirize, lampoon artist, charade, jest at, guy, put-on, laugh at, satirise, mockery, impersonation, pasquinade, burlesque, blackguard