pasquil

Variant of pasquinade

pasquinade definition

pas·quin·ade (pas′kwi nād′)

noun

a satirical piece of writing that holds its object up to ridicule, formerly one posted in a public place; lampoon
also pasquil pas′·quil (pas′kwil)

Etymology: Fr < It pasquinata, after Pasquino, classical statue in Rome to which it was the custom in the 16th c. to attach satirical verses

transitive verb pasquinaded -·ad′ed, pasquinading -·ad′·ing

to criticize or ridicule with a pasquinade; lampoon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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