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Definition of pasquinading - 2 dictionary results
pas⋅quin⋅ade
[pas-kwuh-neyd] 
noun, verb, -ad⋅ed, -ad⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades. |
Origin:
1585–95; Pasquin (< It Pasquino, name given an antique Roman statue unearthed in 1501 that was annually decorated and posted with verses) + -ade 1 ; r. pasquinata < It
1585–95; Pasquin (< It Pasquino, name given an antique Roman statue unearthed in 1501 that was annually decorated and posted with verses) + -ade 1 ; r. pasquinata < It
Related forms:
pas⋅quin⋅ad⋅er, noun
pas⋅quin⋅i⋅an [pas-kwin-ee-uhn] , adjective
[pas-kwin-ee-uhn] , adjective
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| pas·qui·nade (pās'kwə-nād') n. A satire or lampoon, especially one that ridicules a specific person, traditionally written and posted in a public place. tr.v. pas·qui·nad·ed, pas·qui·nad·ing, pas·qui·nades To ridicule with a pasquinade; satirize or lampoon. [French, from Italian pasquinata, after Pasquino, nickname given to a statue in Rome, Italy, on which lampoons were posted.] pas'qui·nad'er n. |
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