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
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Saturday Night Live kicked off with Bowen Yang reprising his role as George Santos in what could be one of the last instances of the former congressman being the subject of such a high-profile lampoon given his expulsion from the House of Representatives Friday.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Dhillon, who attended a Trump fundraiser held by Sacks over the summer, has criticized Ivy League universities for failing to protect Jewish students, lampooned mask mandates, and filed lawsuits over stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
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
Saturday Night Live kicked off with Bowen Yang reprising his role as George Santos in what could be one of the last instances of the former congressman being the subject of such a high-profile lampoon given his expulsion from the House of Representatives Friday.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
Verb
Around New Year’s, a Post cartoon lampooning Bezos for sucking up to the president-elect was killed.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Dhillon, who attended a Trump fundraiser held by Sacks over the summer, has criticized Ivy League universities for failing to protect Jewish students, lampooned mask mandates, and filed lawsuits over stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampoon
Noun
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For Bong, this approach is vital for his films, as that human element grounds movies that effortlessly shift among satire, pathos, action, and genre.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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The superhero movie satire from creator/executive producer Jon Brown had Oscar winner Sam Mendes and Emmy-winning frequent HBO collaborator Armando Iannucci as executive producers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The evening took off on a rocky note from the jump, with a cobbled together cold open that tried to satirize the off-the-rails Oval Office meeting that took place on Friday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and others.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2025
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The movie — which cost just $1 million to make — grossed more than $50 million and remains one of the most classic teen movies of all time, often referenced and satirized by other movies and shows.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The show parodies the life of Jeanie Buss, president of the Los Angeles Lakers.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cold Open This week’s Cold Open parodied the Trump-Zelenskyy press conference from earlier in the week.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For example, Obama has caricatured critics of his Syria policy as either uninformed or proponents of a military campaign on the scale of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2016
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The connection between Nafisi and Bahri is presented with complexity and without sentimentality, neither papering over political differences nor caricaturing Bahri as a generic revolutionary.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Musk has mocked Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, repeatedly since Russia invaded its neighbor in February 2022.—
Lily Hay Newman,
WIRED,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Vice President’s face has been subject to mock meme edits for several months, as political commentators used editing tools to exaggerate his features and create child-like caricatures.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But rather than embodying an untouchable royal, Meghan’s embraced the 1% lifestyle the entire streaming-TV industry gleefully derides.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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The case was written up in the Mexican media with indignation (primarily highlighting the work’s political incorrectness), and countless local outlets derided Gallardo with xenophobic condescension.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The threats include foreign governments and hackers jamming GPS signals or even spoofing them, which can produce a false location and send cars, ships, and planes to the wrong location.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
6 Mar. 2025
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This authentication ensures the caller ID that consumers see is not illegally spoofed.—
Peter Ford,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And gone are the drugs and alcohol which she has also been ridiculed for in the past, despite speaking candidly about her journey to sobriety 2023 was also the year that Doechii toured with Doja Cat and won the Rising Star award at Billboard’s annual Women in Music event.—
Carly Lewis-Oduntan,
refinery29.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Similar videos were posted on the lawmakers’ X or Instagram accounts on Tuesday and eventually caught the attention of right-leaning voices, who ridiculed the Democrats for the campaign messaging.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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