lampoon

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lam·poon / lamˈpoōn/ • v. [tr.] publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm: the senator made himself famous by lampooning dubious federal projects.• n. a speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way: does this sound like a lampoon of student life?DERIVATIVES: lam·poon·er n. lam·poon·ist / -ist/ n.

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