What does "pasquinade" mean?

A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

What is a synonym for "pasquinade"?

Common synonyms include: aspersion, burlesque, caricature, derision, lampoon, laugh.

//paskwɪˈneɪd// noun, verb

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Noun

1
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone. countable, uncountable
"I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade—but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word."
2
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way wordnet

Verb

1
To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade. transitive
"Chantilly was a quondam cobler of the Rue St. Denis, who, becoming stage-mad, had attempted the rôle of Xerxes, in Crebillon's tragedy so called, and been notoriously pasquinaded for his pains."

"I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade—but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word."

From Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted.

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