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Pasquinade

//paskwɪˈneɪd// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way wordnet
Verb
  1. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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