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pasquinade

Pasquinade (noun) means a lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

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A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
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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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"pasquinade" (noun) means a lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

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