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Lampoon

verb

(past & past part. lampooned; pres. part. lampooning)

Ridicule with satire. Synonyms: satirise, satirize.

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... Severus, or a Menas; but is to correct the vices and the follies of his time, and to give the rules of a happy and virtuous life. In a word, that former sort of satire which is known in England by the name of lampoon is a dangerous sort of weapon, and for the most part unlawful. We have no moral right on the reputation of other men; it is taking from them what we cannot restore to them. There are only two reasons for ...

— Discourses on Satire and Epic Poetry • John Dryden

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Words linked to "Lampoon" : poke fun, jest at, blackguard, guy, laugh at, impersonation, caricature, roast, rib, imitation, ridicule, make fun