VERB | communication | lampoon, satirize, satirise | ridicule with satire |
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NOUN | communication | lampoon, parody, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
Sounds | laempuw'n | |
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Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... |
Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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Synonyms | parody, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | |
Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
Catalan | burla, paròdia | |
Verbs | lampoon | ridicule with satire |
Meaning | ridicule with satire. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | satirize, satirise | |
Broader | ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
Spanish | caricaturizar, ridiculizar, satirizar | |
Catalan | caricaturar, satiritzar | |
Nouns | lampoon | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
lampooner | mimics literary or musical style for comic effect |
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