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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Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 July 2023
In passing, Binet lampoons Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther, and Thomas More and has great fun transporting the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes and the artist El Greco to an idyllic island in the Caribbean.
—Sam Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
At a time when many of the biggest rock stars were ambivalent or tortured by fame and success, Billy Corgan became something of an arch-villain for being a careerist control freak, lampooned everywhere from Pavement songs to music magazine columns.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
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The clip in question was from an episode of Deep Fake Neighbour Wars, an eccentric mockumentary-style show that broadcasts on ITV in the UK and lampoons celebrity culture.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 July 2023
In passing, Binet lampoons Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther, and Thomas More and has great fun transporting the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes and the artist El Greco to an idyllic island in the Caribbean.
—Sam Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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He's been booed in the Caesars Superdome, he's been lampooned at Mardi Gras and he's been roasted on social media.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
At a time when many of the biggest rock stars were ambivalent or tortured by fame and success, Billy Corgan became something of an arch-villain for being a careerist control freak, lampooned everywhere from Pavement songs to music magazine columns.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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