aoir — 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.
- satire noun A form of writing, art, or performance that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people, institutions, or society.
- squib noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
Senses
aoir is used for these senses in English:
- lampoon A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
- satire (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- squib (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
lampoon — full definition
- 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.
- noun A piece of writing or drawing that ridicules somebody in this way.