A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

lampoonery Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with L » lambada ... landed interest » lampoonery


lampoon
noun
    1. An attack, usually in the form of satirical prose or verse, on someone or on the style or content of their writing.
      Thesaurus: satire, parody, caricature, send up, takeoff, spoof, burlesque.
verb
    lampooned, lampooning
    1. To use a lampoon to attack or laugh at someone or their writing.
      Thesaurus: satirize, parody, caricature, ridicule.
Derivative: lampooner
noun
    Derivative: lampoonery
    noun
      Derivative: lampoonist
      noun
        Etymology: 17c: from French lampons let's booze.



        Click Here