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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Shot on a real-life lavish Utah estate, Mountainhead is another modern satire from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong — who reunited with that HBO drama’s composer Nicholas Britell for more unforgettable music.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Comedian John Early’s directorial debut, ostensibly a pastiche of basic-cable TV movies, is not a parody, or a satire, or even a comedy.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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The film satirizes influencer culture and has a great cast of other comedians, including Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, and Conner O’Malley.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Stars like Doja Cat and Lizzo have enjoyed poking fun and parodying the ads.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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For the social media stars — whose content parodies their real lives through comedic skits — the new baby will also present an opportunity for new kinds of videos.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
25 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
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Lopez noted and mocked Johnson’s comments, sarcastically asking why the mayor didn’t blame it on other historic phenomena.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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For Gen Z, shaped by a hyper-online upbringing where missteps are often amplified and mocked, being obviously earnest can feel risky.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, when Spotify released a list of contenders for the song of the summer, social media users derided the tracks, and the general state of summer anthems.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the Cardinals media room, Carter stopped himself, realizing that Murray is often derided for his video-game habits, which Carter called nonsense.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But research has shown searches for virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow anyone to spoof their geographic location when accessing the internet, went up — as did traffic to sites that did not implement age verification systems.—
Jasmine Mithani,
Them.,
3 Sep. 2025
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Theoretically, that makes quantum navigation immune to jamming and spoofing.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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One of the primary barriers to feeling completely safe with your partner is the fear of being judged, mocked and ridiculed for being honest or opening up.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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