sat·ire
[sat-ahyuhr]
–noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
Example from the real world since it apparently was missed in English class - A Saturday Night Live skit is satire. Originally Posted by arklookn4lovn
Oh, is that different from satyr??
Huck