pasquinade

[ pas-kwuh-neyd ]

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noun

a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.

verb (used with object),pas·quin·ad·ed, pas·quin·ad·ing.

to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades.

Origin of pasquinade

First recorded in 1650–60; from French, from Italian pasquinata “lampoon, satire,” derivative of Italian Pasquino, supposedly the name of a local Roman schoolmaster (or tailor, or shoemaker, or barber) and the nickname given to a 3rd-century b.c. Roman statue that was unearthed in 1501 and was annually decorated and posted with verses + -ata feminine noun suffix; see origin at -ade¹

Other words from pasquinade

pas·quin·ad·er, noun
pas·quin·i·an [pas-kwin-ee-uhn], /pæsˈkwɪn i ən/, adjective

Words Nearby pasquinade

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How to use pasquinade in a sentence

And the little pasquinade is so curious, and will fill a gap in that fine collection so nicely!
The Book-Hunter | John Hill Burton
A pasquinade, comparing his reign to that of Nero, was affixed to the palace gate.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William Draper
But how are we to understand the uses of the pasquinade Hymn?
The Homeric Hymns | Andrew Lang
A pasquinade was originally an anonymous lampoon affixed to a statue of a gladiator which still stands in Rome.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest Weekley
The collocation, in this case, was piquant enough to beget a clever pasquinade, which was chalked up at street corners in Paris.
Chaucer and His England | G. G. Coulton

British Dictionary definitions for pasquinade

pasquinade

pasquil (ˈpæskwɪl)

/ (ˌpæskwɪˈneɪd) /

noun

an abusive lampoon or satire, esp one posted in a public place

verb-ades, -ading, -aded, -quils, -quilling or -quilled

(tr) to ridicule with pasquinade

Origin of pasquinade

C17: from Italian Pasquino name given to an ancient Roman statue disinterred in 1501, which was annually posted with satirical verses

Derived forms of pasquinade

pasquinader, noun

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