Burlesques

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

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.

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