to lampoon
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7.7
- verb
- /læmˈpuːn/
:
satirizar
- If there has ever been a man more lampooned and humiliated, please leave a note in the comments.
It seems almost to have lampooned Kanye, but I know you're a true fan.
- It seems almost to have lampooned Kanye, but I know you're a true fan.
Examples
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The play lampoons social media culture, highlighting its absurdities with humor.
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The prince was lampooned, too; he wore a cloak of mourning that reversed to a wedding suit.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some were serious, and some, intended for humor, lampooned a position on an issue or a person taking that position.
Academic text (1990) -
There is definitely room for humor and cause to lampoon those deserving of it.
Blog text (25) -
"And on and on, one by one, she lampoons the traditional wedding vows."
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No one accepted, but they laughed and lampooned the Englishman, and he laughed back.
Blog text (31) -
His great legacy was the invention of the most popular music of Lagos, Afrobeat, with which he entertained and lampooned authority.
Academic text (2015) -
We can see this being lampooned through the words of the Greek satirical playwright Aristophanes.
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William 'The Refrigerator' Perry was lampooned by the press and used as a pawn in his own coach's battles.
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The Spanish macho male and the pathetic weakling are lampooned mercilessly, reflecting social criticism of the ethic of male superiority.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
456
2.0
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show they are silly
307
2.3
Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed
80
2.9
Say something funny, often unkind, about someone or something
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5.5
To make fun of someone in a joking way, often in public
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8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
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6.7
To treat something as silly and show no respect
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5.3
To copy the style of someone or something to make it funny by exaggerating features
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7.2
To make fun of people or ideas to show their faults, often by using exaggeration
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9.3
To criticize someone publicly to make them feel ashamed
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6.3
Imitate something in a funny way to make people laugh
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8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Laugh at someone or treat something serious as a joke
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Etymology
Lampoon as a verb comes from the same idea of making a public 'mocking song' or poem about someone. That's why to lampoon someone is to publicly criticize or ridicule them using humor to make a point.