A WORD A DAY.
LAMPOON. This word comes to us from the French lampon, originally “ a drinking song,” so called from the exclamation lampons! (“let us drink!”) frequently introduced. Considering all the circumstances of such songs, it is not difficult to suppose that their words were abusive or grossly satirical. We usf "lampoon” as a noun to designate a personal satire in writing, usually malicious or abusive; and as a verb to mean, “to subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing.” Lam-poon is accented on the second syllable; sound a as in hat, oo as in food. “Ribald poets had lampooned him” (Macaulay).
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19320321.2.72
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 8
Word Count
103A WORD A DAY. Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.