how to pronounce lampoon

/ləmˈpun/

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lampoon is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lampoon in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… so we're getting the Lampoon rejects …”

meanings of lampoon

noun:

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

verb:

To satirize or poke fun at.

lampoon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lampoon occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lampoon can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lampoon can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;