Burlesque - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɜːrˈlesk|
Brit.
|bɜːˈlesk|
noun
- a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (syn: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty)
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (syn: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty)
verb
adjective
- relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
burlesque theater
Extra examples
The book is a burlesque of Victorian society.
Several important 20th-century performers got their start in burlesque.
...burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: burlesque
he/she/it: burlesques
present participle: burlesquing
past tense: burlesqued
past participle: burlesqued
I/you/we/they: burlesque
he/she/it: burlesques
present participle: burlesquing
past tense: burlesqued
past participle: burlesqued
noun
singular: burlesque
plural: burlesques
singular: burlesque
plural: burlesques
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