Pasquinade Definition

păskwə-nād

pasquinaded, pasquinades, pasquinading

noun

pasquinades

A satirical piece of writing that holds its object up to ridicule, formerly one posted in a public place; lampoon.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

To criticize or ridicule with a pasquinade; lampoon.

Webster's New World

To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.

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Other Word Forms of Pasquinade

Singular:

pasquinade

Plural:

pasquinades

French from Italian pasquinata after Pasquino , nickname given to a statue in Rome, Italy, on which lampoons were posted

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French pasquinade, from Pasquin + -ade, modelled on Italian pasquinata.

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