different between lampron vs lampoon

English

Etymology

Compare Old English lampreon.

Noun

lampron (plural lamprons)

1. (obsolete) A lamprey.

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 !

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læm?pu?n/

Noun

lampoon (plural lampoons)

1. 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)

1. 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.