pasquinade

[ pas-kwuh-neyd ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

, pas·quin·ad·ed, pas·quin·ad·ing.

1. to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades.

pasquinade

/ ˌpæskwɪˈneɪd; ˈpæskwɪl /

noun

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

verb

1. tr to ridicule with pasquinade

Derived Forms

• ˌpasquinˈader, noun

Other Words From

• pasquin·ader noun
• pas·quin·i·an [pas-, kwin, -ee-, uh, n], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasquinade¹

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; -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasquinade¹

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

Example Sentences

And the little pasquinade is so curious, and will fill a gap in that fine collection so nicely!

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A pasquinade, comparing his reign to that of Nero, was affixed to the palace gate.

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But how are we to understand the uses of the pasquinade Hymn?

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A pasquinade was originally an anonymous lampoon affixed to a statue of a gladiator which still stands in Rome.

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The collocation, in this case, was piquant enough to beget a clever pasquinade, which was chalked up at street corners in Paris.

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