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Where does “lampoonery” come from?

lampoonery (English) comes from English lampoon, from French lampon, from French lamper — to quaff, to swig.

lampoonery (English): The act of lampooning

Definitions

  1. The act of lampooning

Ancestry of “lampoonery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlampoonA written attack or other work ridiculing a...
2Frenchlamponsatire, mockery, ridicule
3Frenchlamperto quaff, to swig
Every word from French lamper →