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lampoon
English
Etymology
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”).
- Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun:
- Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ;
("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person")
Lampons ! lampons !
- Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ;
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læm?pu?n/
Noun
lampoon (plural lampoons)
- A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
Derived terms
- lampoonery
Translations
Verb
lampoon (third-person singular simple present lampoons, present participle lampooning, simple past and past participle lampooned)
- To satirize or poke fun at.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:defame
Derived terms
- lampooner
Translations
References
Further reading
- lampoon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- lampoon in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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travesty
English
Etymology
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) +? vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vesti? (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of transvest.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?v??s-t?, tr?v??s-t?, IPA(key): /?t?æv.?s.ti/, /?t?æv.?s.ti/
- Hyphenation: trav?es?ty
Noun
travesty (plural travesties)
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- A parody or stylistic imitation.
- (derogatory) A grossly inferior imitation.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
- (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.
Synonyms
- caricature
- feign
Antonyms
- veracity
Related terms
Translations
Verb
travesty (third-person singular simple present travesties, present participle travestying, simple past and past participle travestied)
- (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.
Further reading
- travesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- travesty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- travesty at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “travesty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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