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Lampoon
Lampoon Lam*poon", n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons
let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to
guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and
akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking
songs often contain personal slander or satire.]
A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive
censure written only to reproach and distress.
Like her who missed her name in a lampoon, And grieved
to find herself decayed so soon. --Dryden.
LampoonLampoon Lam*poon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Lampooning.]
To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make
the subject of a lampoon.
Ribald poets had lampooned him. --Macaulay.
Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
Meaning of Lampoon from wikipedia
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Lampoon may
refer to: Parody, a
satirical imitative creative work
Amphol Lampoon (born 1963), Thai...
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Lampoon was an
American humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998. The
magazine started out as a
spinoff from The
Harvard Lampoon.
National Lampoon magazine...
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National Lampoon's Vacation,
sometimes referred to as
simply Vacation, is a 1983
American black comedy road film
directed by
Harold Ramis starring Chevy...
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early 1980s, a few
films were made as spin-offs from the
original National Lampoon magazine,
using some of the magazine's
creative staff to put
together the...
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Harvard Lampoon is an
undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by
seven undergraduates at
Harvard University in Cambridge, M****achusetts. The...
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National Lampoon may
refer to:
National Lampoon, Inc., an
American m****
media company National Lampoon (magazine), an
American humor magazine The National...
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National Lampoon's Vacation film
series is a
comedy film
series initially based on John Hughes'
short story "Vacation '58" that was
originally published...
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989
American Christmas comedy film and the
third installment in
National Lampoon magazine's
Vacation film...
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Ludwig van Beethoven.
Belushi appeared in
several films such as
National Lampoon's Animal House, 1941, The
Blues Brothers, and Neighbors. He also pursued...
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National Lampoon, Inc. is a
company formed in 2002 in
order to use the
brand name "National
Lampoon" in
comedy and
entertainment following the tradition...
