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pasquinade

/ˈpæskwəˌneɪd/
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Other forms: pasquinades; pasquil; pasquils

A pasquinade is a satire, usually done in writing and posted in public. A skit, flyer, or cartoon can be a pasquinade — as long as its intent is to mock or ridicule something or someone.

You can find examples of modern pasquinades on late-night television political sketches and in newspaper political cartoons that mercilessly make fun of public figures. Today, you’re probably more likely to use a synonym for pasquinade, such as lampoon or satire. But neither of those words can say they got their name from Pasquino, a 500-year-old statue in Rome where people posted lampoons and satirical poems.

Definitions of pasquinade
  1. noun
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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    type of:
    caricature, imitation, impersonation
    a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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