as in satire
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced
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Recent Examples of lampoon
Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The redistricting was then lampooned in a political cartoon, showing the districts in the shape of a winged mythical beast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales
In typical LEGO style, Terrifying Tales lampoons classic horror movies with tons of dad jokes and cheesy puns.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One of the first questions revolved around the patio's viral yellow-and-white-striped umbrellas, which look identical to the umbrellas at Mar-a-Lago and have been lampooned in countless social media posts for resembling chain restaurant patios.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The redistricting was then lampooned in a political cartoon, showing the districts in the shape of a winged mythical beast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Mary Harron’s American Psycho owes a debt to the spot-on evisceration of the hollow, nihilistic corporate culture that Nichols lampoons here.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Watch The Scream Team on Disney+ 15 of 38
LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales
In typical LEGO style, Terrifying Tales lampoons classic horror movies with tons of dad jokes and cheesy puns.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampoon
Noun
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Developer Arrowhead has characterized the game as a satire.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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What Castro depicts, in pointillist satire, is the way someone on the inside might come to agree.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bulimia is no joke, even if Early finds unexpected humor in satirizing how such issues were once dealt with by mainstream TV.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Producers have moved the show to an every-other-week schedule to more fully satirize current events.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That has included Newsom ramping up his social media presence, frequently parodying Trump with the all-caps statements that the president uses, as well as launching a merchandise shop that features many of the slogans Trump has on his signature hats, only with Newsom’s name swapped in.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Michaels confirmed that one cast member won't be going anywhere: James Austin Johnson will continue parodying President Trump.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Aug. 2025
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South Park also used gay stereotypes to attack homophobia with Big Gay Al, making fun of hippies when Cartman goes to San Francisco, caricaturing blind faith in big business with the Underpants Gnomes.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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The show’s first limp wrist belongs to a novelty teapot caricaturing Wilde as a man-woman.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Many on the right have reacted strongly to those perceived to be celebrating or mocking Kirk's death, calling for consequences such as losing their jobs or in Omar's case, being censured.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Comedy Central responded to Kirk’s killing by pulling the episode mocking him from its regular rotation.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perry is sometimes derided for his work, but his billion-dollar empire speaks for itself.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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Videos that are fake are believed to be real; videos that are real can easily be derided as fake.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over the years, much has been said about Stiles' final dance — Saturday Night Live even spoofed it with Stiles' help in 2023.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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That effort cut caller ID spoofing calls from 1 billion in June 2022 to under 7 million by September 2022.—
Peter Ford,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His sophomore slump was ridiculed as his completion percentage dropped and his interception percentage rose.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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