English-Thai Dictionary

Lampoon

N จังหวัด ลำพูน  jang-wad-lam-pun

 

Lampoon

N ลำพูน  lam-pun

 

lampoon

N ข้อเขียน ที่ เยาะเย้ยถากถาง  caricature kor-kian-ti-yo-yoei-tak-tang

 

lampoon

VT ถากถาง  เหน็บแนม  tak-tang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAMPOON

n.A personal satire in writing; abuse; censure written to reproach and vex rather than to reform.

 

LAMPOON

v.t.To abuse with personal censure; to reproach in written satire.

 

LAMPOONER

n.One who abuses with personal satire; the writer of a lampoon. The squibs are those who are called libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.

 

LAMPOONING

ppr. Abusing with personal satire.

 

LAMPOONRY

n.Abuse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

LAMPOON

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

 

Defn: 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.

 

LAMPOONER

LAMPOONER Lam *poon "er, n.

 

Defn: The writer of a lampoon. "Libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers." Tatler.

 

LAMPOONRY

LAMPOONRY Lam *poon "ry, n.

 

Defn: The act of lampooning; a lampoon, or lampoons.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lampoon

lam poon |lamˈpo͞on læmˈpun | ▶verb [ with obj. ] publicly criticize (someone or something ) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm: the senator made himself famous as a pinch-penny watchdog of public spending, lampooning dubious federal projects. ▶noun a speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way: does this sound like a lampoon of student life? DERIVATIVES lam poon er noun, lam poon ist |-ist |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink ’ (used as a refrain ), from lamper ‘gulp down, ’ nasalized form of laper ‘to lap (liquid ).’

 

Oxford Dictionary

lampoon

lampoon |lamˈpuːn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] publicly criticize (someone or something ) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm: the actor was lampooned by the press. ▶noun a speech or text lampooning someone or something. DERIVATIVES lampooner noun, lampoonery noun, lampoonist noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink ’ (used as a refrain ), from lamper ‘gulp down ’, nasalized form of laper ‘to lap (liquid )’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lampoon

lampoon verb he was mercilessly lampooned: satirize, mock, ridicule, make fun of, caricature, burlesque, parody, tease; informal roast, send up. ▶noun a lampoon of student life: satire, burlesque, parody, skit, caricature, impersonation, travesty, mockery; informal send-up, takeoff, spoof. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See caricature . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lampoon

lampoon verb he was mercilessly lampooned for his absurd get-ups: satirize, mock, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at, caricature, burlesque, parody, take off, guy, make a fool of, rag, tease; informal send up; rare pasquinade. ▶noun a lampoon of student life in the early twenties: satire, burlesque, parody, skit, caricature, imitation, impersonation, impression, travesty, take-off, mockery, squib; informal send-up, spoof; rare pasquinade.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lampoon

lam poon /læmpúːn /動詞 他動詞 (社会的に )…を風刺する, 茶化す .名詞 C 風刺をきかせた文章 [発言 ].