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Noun: lampoon  lam'poon
  1. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    - parody, spoof [informal], sendup [informal], send-up [informal], mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on [N. Amer, informal]
Verb: lampoon  lam'poon
  1. Ridicule with satire
    "The writer lampooned the politician's proposal";
    - satirize, satirise [Brit], send up [Brit]

Derived forms: lampoons, lampooned, lampooning

Type of: blackguard, caricature, guy, imitation, impersonation, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal]

Encyclopedia: Lampoon