pasquinade
8 synonyms for pasquinade, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A mocking piece of writing about someone, originally displayed in public.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted.
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