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Word of the Day - lampoon
Knock off some rust. - Make fun if you must. - After you've fussed, - In fun we trust.
lampoon
/lamˈpuːn/
verb
[with object]
Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
noun
A speech or text lampooning someone or something.
Origin
Mid 17th century from French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’
(used as a refrain), from lamper ‘gulp down’, nasalized form of laper
‘to lap (liquid)’.
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And now, a lampoon?
No, it's way too soon.
We'll wait until noon
On some day in June.
And then we will croon
'Bout some loony goon.
