lampoon

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From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons !

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ծանակագիր (canakagir) — written satirical attack
• Armenian: պարսավագիր (parsavagir) — written satirical attack
• Armenian: պամֆլետ (pamflet) — written satirical attack
• Bulgarian: пасквил (paskvil) — written satirical attack
• Chinese Mandarin: 諷刺文 /讽刺文 (fěngcìwén) — written satirical attack
• Czech: pamflet — written satirical attack
• Czech: hanopis — written satirical attack
• Finnish: pilkkakirjoitus — written satirical attack
• Finnish: satiiri — written satirical attack
• French: pasquin — written satirical attack
• German: Pamphlet — written satirical attack
• German: Schmähschrift — written satirical attack
• German: Spottschrift — written satirical attack
• Greek: σάτιρα (sátira) — written satirical attack
• Greek: λίβελλος (lívellos) — written satirical attack
• Irish: aoir — written satirical attack
• Italian: libello — written satirical attack
• Italian: pasquillo — written satirical attack
• Korean: 풍자문 (pungjamun) — written satirical attack
• Macedonian: па́сквил (páskvil) — written satirical attack
• Polish: paszkwil — written satirical attack
• Portuguese: libelo — written satirical attack
• Russian: па́сквиль (páskvilʹ) — written satirical attack
• Russian: памфле́т (pamflét) — written satirical attack
• Russian: сати́ра (satíra) — written satirical attack
• Spanish: sátira — written satirical attack
• Spanish: libelo — written satirical attack
• Spanish: pasquín — written satirical attack
• Spanish: vejamen — written satirical attack
• Swedish: pamflett — written satirical attack
• Swedish: smädeskrift — written satirical attack
• Swedish: nidskrift — written satirical attack
• Swedish: parodi — written satirical attack
• Swedish: satir — written satirical attack
• Ukrainian: па́сквіль (páskvilʹ) — written satirical attack