User:LampoonedHerd

parodist (n)

imitator, satirist, burlesquer, humorist, caricaturist, lampooner, impersonator

n (plural lam•poons) satirical attack in writing or verse: a piece of satirical writing or verse ridiculing somebody or something

vt (past and past participle lam•pooned, present participle lam•poon•ing, 3rd person present singular lam•poons) satirize somebody or something with ridicule: to use ridicule as a way of satirizing somebody or something in a piece of writing

[Mid-17th century. < French lampon ]

-lam•poon•er,, n -lam•poon•er•y, , n -lam•poon•ist, , n

herd [hurd] n (plural herds) 1. large group of domestic animals: a large number of domestic animals, especially cattle, often of the same breed, that are kept, driven, or reared together 2. large group of wild animals: a large number of wild animals of the same kind that live, feed, and travel as a group 3. large group of people: a large group of people, often with a common interest, purpose, or bond herds of eager shoppers 4. ordinary people acting as group: ordinary people considered as acting or thinking as a group and lacking the ability to think as individuals (disapproving) She was never one to follow the herd.

v (past and past participle herd•ed, present participle herd•ing, 3rd person present singular herds) 1. vt control group of animals: to drive, keep, or look after domestic animals as a group 2. vt move or collect group: to move people or animals somewhere as a group, or collect them into one We were herded onto buses. 3. vi form or move in group: to gather together or go somewhere as a group

[ Old English heord < Indo-European, "row, group"]

ride herd on somebody to supervise somebody strictly

herd in•stinct

n instinct to follow group: the innate desire to belong to, be associated with, or imitate the behavior of a group

animal group (types of)

bevy, clutch, covey, flight, gaggle, skein, bevy, colony, drove, flock, gam, herd, kennel, litter, pack, pod, pride, school, shoal, skulk, troop, swarm