LAMPOONS

Noun

lampoons

plural of lampoon

Source: Wiktionary


LAMPOON

Lam*poon", n. Etym: [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking songs often contain personal slander or satire.]

Definition: A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress. Like her who missed her name in a lampoon, And grieved to find herself decayed so soon. Dryden.

Lam*poon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Lampooning.]

Definition: To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon. Ribald poets had lampooned him. Macaulay.

Syn.

– To libel; defame; satirize; lash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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