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pasquinian

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pas⋅quin⋅ade

  [pas-kwuh-neyd] noun, verb, -ad⋅ed, -ad⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
pas⋅quin⋅ad⋅er, noun
pas⋅quin⋅i⋅an  [pas-kwin-ee-uhn] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

pasquinade 
"a lampoon," 1658, from M.Fr., from It. pasquinata (1509), from Pasquino, name given to a mutilated ancient statue (now known to represent Menelaus dragging the dead Patroclus) set up by Cardinal Caraffa in his palace in Rome in 1501; the locals named it after a schoolmaster (or tailor, or barber) named Pasquino who lived nearby. A custom developed of posting satirical verses and lampoons on the statue.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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