How to pronounce lampoon
American English pronunciation
lam-POON
- IPA
- /læmˈpun/
- Syllables
- lam · POON (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What lampoon means
To mock someone harshly in public, often in writing
In a sentence: The school paper lampooned the new lunch menu in a silly poem.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French lampon, a mocking song. The name came from a line often sung in the chorus of such songs.
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Compare: lampoon and parody
A parody gently copies something to make fun of it; to lampoon is to mock someone harshly in public.
See also: parody
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