satireEnglishOxford American Thesaurussatire noun 1 a stinging satire on American politics: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit, takeoff, squib, travesty; informal spoof, sendup; British, vulgar slang piss-take; rare pasquinade, pasticcio. 2 in recent years, the phenomenon has become the subject of satire: mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature; irony, sarcasm.