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Burlesque

bəːˈlɛsk

Burlesque definitions

noun

Inflections:

burlesque burlesques

an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody

"a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life"

Synonyms:
parody caricature travesty pastiche take-off skit imitation satire lampoon
a variety show, typically including striptease

"burlesque clubs"

Synonyms:
light entertainment

verb

Inflections:

burlesques burlesquing burlesqued burlesque

parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way

"a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama"

Synonyms:
mock make fun of laugh at make jokes about ridicule jeer at sneer at deride treat with contempt treat contemptuously scorn laugh to scorn scoff at pillory be sarcastic about satirize lampoon burlesque parody tease taunt rag make a monkey of chaff jibe at