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Definition of: lampoon
(lam·pn′) noun
A written satire designed to bring a person into ridicule or contempt; a pasquinade. See synonyms under RIDICULE.
—v.t. To abuse or satirize in a lampoon. [<MF lampon <lampons let's drink (a drinking-song refrain) <lamper guzzle]
—lam·poon′er, lam·poon′ist noun
—lam·poon′er·y noun
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