lampoon
verb
[ lamˈpuːn ]
• publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
• "the actor was lampooned by the press"
Similar:
satirize,
mock,
ridicule,
make fun of,
poke fun at,
caricature,
burlesque,
parody,
take off,
guy,
make a fool of,
rag,
tease,
send up,
pasquinade,
lampoon
noun
• a speech or text lampooning someone or something.
• "the magazine fired at God, Royalty, and politicians, using cartoons and lampoons"
Similar:
satire,
burlesque,
parody,
skit,
caricature,
imitation,
impersonation,
impression,
travesty,
take-off,
mockery,
squib,
send-up,
spoof,
pasquinade,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’ (used as a refrain), from lamper ‘gulp down’, nasalized form of laper ‘to lap (liquid)’.
