burlesque
IPA: bɝɫˈɛsk
noun
- A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
- A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
- A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
verb
- To make a burlesque parody of.
- To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
adjective
- (dated) Parodical; parodic
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Examples of "burlesque" in Sentences
- The man likes to read burlesque.
- She will star in the movie Burlesque.
- She was one of the founding members of BigStar Burlesque.
- Annie founded the Philadelphia School of Burlesque in 2009.
- She is in the modern burlesque singing group the Pussycat Dolls.
- It also features members of the burlesque group The Pussycat Dolls.
- With his burlesque songs, he healed the oppression of the Panamanians.
- The visual humor of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque.
- It combines the naughtiness of burlesque and the razzle dazzle of Broadway.