In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PASQUINADE
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on
(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pasquinade (countable and uncountable, plural pasquinades)
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
Verb
pasquinade (third-person singular simple present pasquinades, present participle pasquinading, simple past and past participle pasquinaded)
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
Source: Wiktionary
Pas`quin*ade", n. Etym: [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]
Definition: A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay.
Pas`quin*ade", v. t.
Definition: To lampoon, to satirize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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