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Spottschrift — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lampoon verb To attack a person or institution in public by making them ridiculous — in a cartoon, article, song or sketch that exaggerates their faults for comic effect.

Senses

Spottschrift is used for these senses in English:

  • lampoon A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

lampoon — full definition

  1. verb To attack a person or institution in public by making them ridiculous — in a cartoon, article, song or sketch that exaggerates their faults for comic effect.
  2. noun A piece of writing or drawing that ridicules somebody in this way.

Related German words