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Lam·poon n.
1. 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.] To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a lampoon.
Ribald poets had lampooned him. --Macaulay.
Syn: -- To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
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lampoon
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: parody, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v : ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's
proposal" [syn: satirize, satirise]