pasquinade
Meanings
noun
- A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
- To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted.
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