לדלג לתוכן הראשי

noun

lampoon

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

In a sentence

Six example sentences with lampoon, each labelled with its topic.

  • His cartoon was a gentle lampoon of the gallery scene, all black turtlenecks and very small paintings.

    Art

  • The student paper ran a lampoon of the mayor's speech, replacing every promise with a weather forecast.

    Politics

  • Fielding's novel opens as a lampoon of a bestselling rival, matching its sentences and mocking every one.

    Literature

  • The film is a lampoon of spy thrillers, with a hero who cannot park his sports car without hitting something.

    Movies

  • The single is a lampoon of arena rock, copying the drum fills and the shouted choruses down to the final echo.

    Music

  • Someone posted a lampoon of the standard pitch deck, complete with a hockey stick chart and a slide reading trust us.

    Startups

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