burlesque[noun]Synonyms:- parody, caricature, mockery, satire, send-up
(Brit. informal), spoof
(informal), takeoff
(informal), travesty
[verb]Synonyms:- satirize, ape, caricature, exaggerate, imitate, lampoon, make a monkey out of, make fun of, mock, parody, ridicule, send up
(Brit. informal), spoof
(informal), take off
(informal), take the piss out of
(taboo slang), travesty
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bur‧lesque /bɜːˈlesk $ bɜːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian burlesco, from burla 'joke']
1. speech, acting, or writing in which a serious subject is made to seem silly or an unimportant subject is treated in a serious way
2. American English a performance involving a mixture of
comedy and
striptease, popular in America in the past
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