Word of the Day
for Tuesday,
May 21, 2013
Pasquinade \pas-kwuh-NEYD\, noun:
1. a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
verb:
1. to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades.
1. to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades.
On the outer wall of
the building, there was a vicious pasquinade
of the deposed despot.
-- D.V. Bernard, Intimate Relations with Strangers, 2007
-- D.V. Bernard, Intimate Relations with Strangers, 2007
In the course of his
career, Dosoo had written fourteen books that included political commentaries
on India, a slight obloquy on New York, an autobiography, and a pasquinade
of Bombay society.
-- Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, 2003
-- Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, 2003
In Rome in 1501 a sculpture was disinterred and placed in
Palazzo Orsini. The sculpture was nicknamed Pasquino,
and once a year Romans posted humorous verses to the sculpture. Over time these
satirical poems became named pasquinades
because of the name of the statue. The statue is still in Rome with pasquinades
on its base.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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