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plural of lampoon
as in satires
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of lampoon

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Noun
  • The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After all this is the guy who won an original screenplay Oscar for one of the all-time great horror satires, Get Out.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, think back to when everyone was doing spoofs about titles that dealt with women in trains or in windows or in peril.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, Altman, by virtue of the sheer number of spoofs, appears to have joined the pantheon of comic figures alongside South Park’s Eric Cartman and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • One of the videos adorably parodies the premiere episode with Katar and Sokka discovering Aang and battling Zuko and the Fire Nation.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The lining mimics sheep wool while the thick denim creates a windproof barrier that’s helpful for windy fall and winter days.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Arvind presented Eroded, a collection that mimics the effects of overdyeing.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Lampoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoons. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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