burlesque

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/

Adjective

burlesque

1. Parodical; parodic

   • It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.

Translations

• French: burlesque
• German: burlesk
• Italian: burlesco
• Russian: пародийный

Noun

burlesque

1. A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.

   Synonyms: lampoon, travesty

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2. A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

   Synonyms: imitation, caricature

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Translations

• French: parodie
• Italian: caricatura

Translations

• German: Burleske

Verb

burlesque (burlesques, present participle burlesquing; past and past participle burlesqued)

1. To make a burlesque parody of
2. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.

   • They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.

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