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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