pasquinade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.

WordNet

Pas`quin*ade" noun
Etymology
F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.
Definitions
  1. A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay.
Pas`quin*ade" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To lampoon, to satirize.

Webster 1913