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
Michael Ghannoum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Like Truffaut, Dupieux lampoons the infallible egos of some of France’s most famous actors, revealing the sparks that fly when those egos come crashing together on set.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 May 2025
Democrats lampooned the proposal as a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans, repeatedly invoking the name of Trump ally Elon Musk, the world's richest man.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Through its satirical lens, the musical lampoons the double standards that exist within the justice system, while also critiquing the way both parties manipulate the issue to score political points.
—Michael Ghannoum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Like Truffaut, Dupieux lampoons the infallible egos of some of France’s most famous actors, revealing the sparks that fly when those egos come crashing together on set.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Verb
The sketch comedy show also lampooned the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ongoing struggles that have caused mass delays at airports and several near collisions between aircraft due to air traffic control outages.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 May 2025
Democrats lampooned the proposal as a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans, repeatedly invoking the name of Trump ally Elon Musk, the world's richest man.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampoon
Noun
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Doing so, Cohn and Duprat return to their hallmark mode of psychological satire, filtered through a customary comedy-drama prism.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The Office isn’t vicious workplace satire, but this sure is.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Bateman's seething anger at having his card bested by that of his colleague Paul Allen (Jared Leto), despite the two cards looking almost identical, satirized the vacuous materialism of 1980s yuppie culture.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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Sean Solo’s TikToks also satirize how a Hongdae man approaches women of different ethinicities and nationalities.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
Verb
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From the looks of it, almost everyone in GTA VI will be some version of a Florida Man or Woman, which suits the tone of the franchise which has routinely parodied American culture from all angles.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
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In an April 24 interview with Piers Morgan, Bill Maher responded to Larry David’s New York Times op-ed parodying him.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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That physicality comes in the form of striking, exaggerated, and caricatured animation straight out of the golden age of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery cartoons.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
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New York City, with its high concentration of Wall Street finance bros, is a perfect setting to caricature people who score their dates on a spreadsheet.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Tonally, the show is all over the place, laying on the moody theatrics one moment, mocking Dave’s writerly pretenses the next.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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In September 2024, she was mocked online after releasing a single.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Verb
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His chaotic global trade war, derided everywhere in his first few months, was up for reconsideration with some experts, who have projected less of a hit to the U.S. economy than originally expected.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
26 June 2025
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His heart-on-sleeve rumination about aging seems premature, but the authenticity from a guy who released his high-stakes album a few days before turning 23 shouldn’t be derided.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Increasingly, in an age of cyber warfare, there’s also the potential danger of GPS jamming or spoofing around combat zones — with satellite navigation systems at risk of being tricked into showing false locations.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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The attacker spoofs the sender IP of the malicious packets to give the appearance they’re being delivered by the final target.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ridiculed Red Bull's protest, which challenged George Russell's maiden victory of the 2025 season in Canada.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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San Francisco has been consistently ridiculed for its rise in homeless population and videos of open-air drug use on the city’s streets.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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