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Burlesque

noun
/bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounA derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
2.nounA variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
3.nounA ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
4.verbTo make a burlesque parody of.
5.verbTo ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
6.adjectiveParodical; parodic

Synonyms

caricatureimitationlampoontravestyparodysendupspoofpasquinademockerycharadetakeofffarce

Rhymes With

grotesquestatuesquedeskromanesquewriting deskcity deskesquereading desk
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