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Definition of Lampoons

Lampoon
Lampoon Lam*poon", n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking songs often contain personal slander or satire.] 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. --Dryden.
Lampoon
Lampoon Lam*poon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Lampooning.] To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon. Ribald poets had lampooned him. --Macaulay. Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.

Meaning of Lampoons from wikipedia

- up lampoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lampoon may refer to: Parody Amphol Lampoon (born 1963), Thai actor and singer The Harvard Lampoon, a noted...
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- National Lampoon may refer to: National Lampoon (magazine), the original humor magazine from 1970 to 1998, and those spinoffs that directly related to...
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- The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, M****achusetts. The...
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- National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It...
- National Lampoon magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by National Lampoon, and...
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