noun · rare

lampoon

lampoon · lampoons

пасквіль

сатира, памфлет, пасквиль

Pamphlet, Schmähschrift, Spottschrift

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institutionA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

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/læmˈpuːn/

» It's easy to lampoon their ideas now, but they seemed quite reasonable at the time.

Легко сейчас высмеивать их идеи, но тогда они казались довольно разумными. — odexed

Наразі легко висміювати їхні ідеї, але тоді вони здавалися доволі обгрунтованими. — deniko

AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

1 senses

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
Pamphlet, Schmähschrift, Spottschrift
па́сквильpáskvilʹ, памфле́тpamflét, сати́раsatíra
па́сквільpáskvilʹ

More definitions

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Examples

3 sentences

It's easy to lampoon their ideas now, but they seemed quite reasonable at the time.
Наразі легко висміювати їхні ідеї, але тоді вони здавалися доволі обгрунтованими. — deniko
ruЛегко сейчас высмеивать их идеи, но тогда они казались довольно разумными. — odexed
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She loves to lampoon celebrities in her sketches.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
He lampooned the government.
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Origin

From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink —

From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”).

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