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lampoon

lam·poon

UK/læmˈpuːn/ US/læˈmpun/ uncommon

verb

1.

ridicule with satire

  • “The writer satirized the politician”

noun

Origin

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 !

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