Joke and Lampoon

Joke

Joke noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

Usage example: he was known for his hilarious jokes

Show all Definitions

Lampoon and joke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lampoon" instead the word "Joke" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: joking, joker, jokey, joked, jokingly

Lampoon noun - A creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general.

Show all Definitions

Joke and lampoon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joke" instead the word "Lampoon" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: lampooning, lampooned

terrible	terrible joke	terrible lampoon
famous	famous joke	famous lampoon

Credits Gag: Since most of the cutscenes that they lampoon are the intros, they get a lot of mileage out of this type of joke.

Source: Web Video / Unskippable
Hypocritical Humor: Lampshades the bad clichés National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 does, before doing the exact same joke.

Source: Web Video / MikeJ
The Aesop Brothers, a National Lampoon cartoon strip by Charles Rodrigues about (non-identical) Siamese twins, once played this as an extended fart joke.

Source: The Butler Did It