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Lampoon vs Cockalane - What's the difference?

lampoon | cockalane |

As nouns the difference between lampoon and cockalane

is that lampoon is a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution while cockalane is (scotland|obsolete) a satire or lampoon.

As a verb lampoon

is to satirize or poke fun at.

lampoon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

    • Derived terms

    * lampoonery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To satirize or poke fun at.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * lampooner

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    cockalane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A satire or lampoon.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A rambling or incoherent story, which passes from one subject to another (as from a cock to a bull).