satire
Cross references: 1. wit sat.ire or sa.tir.i.cal \'sa-.ti-(*)r\ \s*-'tir-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ n [MF, fr. L satura, satira, fr. (lanx) satura full plate], medley, fr. fem. of satur sated; akin to L satis enough - more at SAD 1: a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2: trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or fo lly - sa.tir.i.c aj