[lamˈpuːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm
(e.g: the actor was lampooned by the press)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’ (used as a refrain), from lamper ‘gulp down’, nasalized form of laper ‘to lap (liquid)’

[lamˈpuːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a speech or text lampooning someone or something
(e.g: the magazine fired at God, Royalty, and politicians, using cartoons and lampoons)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’ (used as a refrain), from lamper ‘gulp down’, nasalized form of laper ‘to lap (liquid)’