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Meaning
Adj
●
Parodical; parodic
Noun
●
In Comedy:
A
derisive
art form
that
mocks
by
imitation
; a parody.
●
In Theater:
A
variety
adult
entertainment
s
how, usually including
titillation
s
uch 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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
burlesque
English
burlesque
French
burlesco
Italian
-esco
Italian
-iscus
Latin
burla
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Burlesk
Lampoon
Travesty
Imitation
Caricature
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