pamflett — meaning in English

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.
• pamphlet noun A small, thin, unbound or lightly bound printed booklet, usually giving information or opinion on a single topic.

Senses

pamflett is used for these senses in English:

• lampoon A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
• pamphlet A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

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.

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