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lampoonery
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | satire |
| Synonyms: | banter, burlesque, caricature, causticity, chaffing, irony, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, persiflage, play-on, put-on, raillery, sarcasm, send-up, skit, spoof, squib, takeoff, travesty, wit, witticism |
| Main Entry: | satire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule intended to expose truth |
| Synonyms: | banter, burlesque, caricature, causticity, chaffing, irony, lampoon, lampoonery, mockery, parody, pasquinade, persiflage, play-on, put-on, raillery, sarcasm, send-up, skit, spoof, squib, takeoff, travesty, wit, witticism |
| Main Entry: | travesty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoof, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | burlesque, caricature, distortion, exaggeration, farce, lampoon, lampoonery, mimicry, mock, mockery, parody, perversion, play, put-on, roast, satire, send-up, sham*, takeoff |
| Antonyms: | seriousness, solemnity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | raillery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bantering |
| Synonyms: | asteism, badinage, banter, chaffing, derision, fun, irony, jesting, joking, kidding, lampoonery, mockery, parody, persiflage, play, pleasantry, razzing, ridicule, roasting, satire, sport, teasing |
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