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burlesque definition
bur·lesque (bər lesk′)
noun
- any broadly comic or satirical imitation, as of a writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; parody
- ☆ a sort of vaudeville characterized by low comedy, striptease acts, etc.
Etymology: Fr < It burlesco < burla, a jest, mockery
adjective
- derisively or comically imitating
- ☆ of or connected with burlesque (vaudeville)
transitive verb, intransitive verb burlesqued -·lesqued′, burlesquing -·lesqu′·ing
to imitate derisively or comically; parody
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