Synonyms for pasquinading
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pas-kwuh-neyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpæs kwəˈneɪd |
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Définition of pasquinading
Origin :- "a lampoon," 1650s, from Middle French, from Italian pasquinata (c.1500), 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.
- As in lampoon : verb ridicule, make fun of
Antonyms for pasquinading
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