lampoon

lampoon（læmpúːn）「風刺文」

"A personal satire; abuse; censure written not to reform but to vex" [Johnson], 1640s, from French lampon (17c.), a word of unknown origin, said by French etymologists to be from lampons "let us drink," which is said to have been a popular refrain for scurrilous songs, in which case it would be originally a drinking song. French lampons is from lamper "to drink, guzzle," a nasalized form of laper "to lap," from a Germanic source akin to lap (v.). Also see -oon.「乱文駄文 風刺文。」

名詞可算名詞

風刺文[詩], 落首.

動詞 他動詞

〈…を〉風刺文[詩]で風刺する.

音節lam・poon・er，lam・poon・ist 発音記号・読み方/‐nɪst/ 名詞

【語源】

フランス語「(酒を)飲む」の意