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pasquinade

(n): a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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7 months ago adoarns said:

Noted in the etymology to be coined after the name of a Roman statue, Pasquino, which was regularly covered with scurrilous satires while standing in a public place.

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