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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for August 30, 1999
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pasquinade [n., v. PAS-kwuh-NAYD]
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A satirical poem, song, or story about someone in particular that has
been posted in a public place is a pasquinade, and to post such a
lampoon is to pasquinade the person who is being satirized. Usually,
pasquinades are anonymous.
The word originated in Rome, Italy. According to one story, there was a
shop there in the 15th century owned by a man named Pasquino.
Outside of his shop there was a somewhat mutilated statue, where
satirical poems were frequently posted. Pasquino himself was said to
be quite a wit, and was thought to have been the source of most of
the poems.
The satirical pasquinades did not go unanswered. Some distance across
town, there was a very old statue called Marforio. On that statue,
replies to the pasquinades were posted.
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