pastiche

Meanings

Noun

• A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.
• A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
• An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
• A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

Verb

• To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Origin

• Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio ("pie, something blended"), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Latin pasta ("dough, pastry cake, paste"), from Ancient Greek παστά ("barley porridge"), from παστός.