WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lam•poon /læmˈpun/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable]
- a broad, often harsh satire of an individual or institution.
v. [~ + object]
- to ridicule in a lampoon.
lam•poon
(lam po̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
lam•poon′er, lam•poon′ist, n.
lam•poon′er•y, n.
- a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution;
a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
v.t.
- to mock or ridicule in a lampoon:to lampoon important leaders in the government.
- Gmc; see lap3
- French lampon, said to be noun, nominal use of lampons let us guzzle (from a drinking song), imperatire. of lamper, akin to laper to lap up
- 1635–45
lam•poon′er•y, n.
- 1. See satire.