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burlesque

bur·lesque [ bur lésk ]


noun  (plural bur·lesques)
Definition:
 
1. mockery by ludicrous imitation: the mocking of a serious matter or style by imitating it in an incongruous way

2. work using burlesque: a literary or dramatic work that uses burlesque

3. ludicrous imitation: an incongruous imitation of something

4. variety show: a variety show of a type that often includes striptease



transitive verb  (past and past participle bur·lesqued, present participle bur·lesq·uing, 3rd person present singular bur·lesques)
Definition:
 
mock something by ludicrous imitation: to mock something serious by imitating it in an incongruous way

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian burlesco< burla "mockery, fun"]

bur·lesq·uer noun
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