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    lampoon

    lampoon - Dictionary definition and meaning for word lampoon

    Definition
    (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Definition
    (verb) ridicule with satire
    Synonyms : satirise , satirize
    Example Sentence
    • The writer satirized the politician's proposal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lampoon

LAMPOON- if you pour oil for a LAMP with a SPOON ppl will ridicule cos for a lamp you should pour a lot of oil!!!

---kuch langoor jaisa lgta hai. aisa art jis se kisiki achi bhali shakal ko langooron jaisi bna dena lampoon---A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

if a man behaves like BABOON, then he will be subjected to LAMPOON

Lampoon rhymes with Harpoon which is a spear used for hunting....so when somebody lampoons you they hunt you with harsh satire.

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Instead of using a harpoon to impale the whale, the clown used a LAMP = he used a LAMPOON.

associate it wid lambu..which is used while makin satires...

Lamp=copy, oon=paste "copy-paste"

lamp O on - replica kept on original

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