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"Burlesque" Definition
noun
A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style. See Synonyms at caricature.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty: The antics of the defense attorneys turned the trial into a burlesque of justice.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A variety show characterized by broad ribald comedy, dancing, and striptease.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation.
Source: Merriam-Webster
Mockery usually by caricature.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To imitate mockingly or humorously: "always bringing junk . . . home, as if he were burlesquing his role as provider” ( John Updike).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To use the methods or techniques of burlesque.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To imitate in a humorous or derisive manner .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To employ burlesque.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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