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burlesque

(b/@/r'l/E/sk )

relating to or characteristic of a burlesque(adj.pert)

Example:
Burlesque theater.

source: wordnet30
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way(noun.communication)

Synonym:
charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty

source: wordnet30
Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a parody of(verb.communication)

Synonym:
parody, spoof

source: wordnet30
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.(verb)

source: webster1913
To employ burlesque.(verb)

source: webster1913

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