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| bur·lesque [ bur lésk ] |
noun (plural bur·lesques) |
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1. mockery by ludicrous imitation: the mocking of a serious matter or style by imitating it in an incongruous way
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2. work using burlesque: a literary or dramatic work that uses burlesque
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3. ludicrous imitation: an incongruous imitation of something
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4. variety show: a variety show of a type that often includes striptease
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transitive verb (past and past participle bur·lesqued, present participle bur·lesq·uing, 3rd person present singular bur·lesques) |
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mock something by ludicrous imitation: to mock something serious by imitating it in an incongruous way
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian burlesco< burla "mockery, fun"] |
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  bur·lesq·uer noun |
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