How do you use Lampoon in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like parody or satirize, plus the exact meaning.
Lampoon meaning
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
Synonyms of Lampoon
Using Lampoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
- Useful related words include: parody, satirize, impersonation, imitation.
- In the example corpus, lampoon often appears in combinations such as: national lampoon, to lampoon, lampoon christmas.
Context around Lampoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lampoon
- In this selection, "lampoon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, national, radio, story and film stand out and add context to how "lampoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the national lampoon radio hour and 1978 national lampoon s animal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lampoon" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lampoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Where can I watch ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’? (9 words)
Hence, instead of National Lampoon's European VacationThe Holdovers 2: European Vacation. (12 words)
National Lampoon's Animal House In 1978, National Lampoon's Animal House was released. (14 words)
Chase didn’t just star in the film alongside Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray and Ted Knight, he was close friends with its main writer, Doug Kenney of National Lampoon magazine fame who died the same year the movie was released. (40 words)
That's why they're able to lampoon it so confidently, complete with plenty of gags that feel directly inspired by the extensive stage experiences of Ben Platt and Noah Galvin as co-writers (and they're also newly engaged). (40 words)
John Cleese has said in the years since that they discovered there was nothing really to lampoon of the Son of God, so they made a comedy about a man mistaken for being the messiah instead. (36 words)
Where can I watch ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
National Lampoon's Vacation Released in 1983, the movie National Lampoon's Vacation was based upon John Hughes' National Lampoon story "Vacation '58".
National Lampoon's Animal House In 1978, National Lampoon's Animal House was released.
National Lampoon's fake Volkswagen Beetle print advertisement mocking Ted Kennedy 's Chappaquiddick incident National Lampoon was a monthly magazine for most of its publication history.
The first theatrical release, and by far the most successful National Lampoon film was National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
The following year he began making contributions to The National Lampoon Radio Hour for a variety of National Lampoon audio recordings.
But it broadened itself beyond the foreign stuff by also drawing on art out of the National Lampoon camp and other hipster publications.
Chase didn’t just star in the film alongside Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray and Ted Knight, he was close friends with its main writer, Doug Kenney of National Lampoon magazine fame who died the same year the movie was released.
Ever since that promise, some Nigerians, including Imo indigenes, have taken to both traditional and social media, to lampoon Uzodimma for encouraging Japa (overseas relocation) syndrome among the youths in his state.
In a surprising statement, Daley said he would have been more than happy to jump back in and play Sweets on again after he finished directing National Lampoon's Vacation.
Instead, the Squib employs satire as a potent tool to lampoon political figures, Big Tech, woke ideology and parties, fearlessly criticizing their actions and policies.
One of the most beloved Christmas comedies of all time, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation remains an annual rewatch for most holiday movie fans.
That's why they're able to lampoon it so confidently, complete with plenty of gags that feel directly inspired by the extensive stage experiences of Ben Platt and Noah Galvin as co-writers (and they're also newly engaged).
The plot seems to lampoon the unfairly lauded ideal of the driven auteur, despite Murnau being known in real life as a kind and sensitive soul.
Where can I watch ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’?
Flaherty also made appearances on the National Lampoon Radio Hour with John Belushi, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner.
From his earliest days playing Rusty Griswold opposite National Lampoon’s Vacation to his historic run in a string of John Hughes films, Hall got the chance to collaborate with several greats.
Hence, instead of National Lampoon's European VacationThe Holdovers 2: European Vacation.
John Cleese has said in the years since that they discovered there was nothing really to lampoon of the Son of God, so they made a comedy about a man mistaken for being the messiah instead.
A-list films such as Get Smart, Kill Bill: Volume 1 Kill Bill: Volume 2, Music and Lyrics, National Lampoon’s Vacation, will arrive on HBO Max.
An almost perfect road trip comedy, National Lampoon’s Vacation manages to fold no end of horrors in to its plot.
Common combinations with lampoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: