burlesque

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Parodical

   Parodical; parodic

   • It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.
   • Podunk. A term applied to an imaginary place in burlesque writing or speaking.
2. 2

   A derisive art form that mocks by imitation

   A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.

   • Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first represents mean persons in the accoutrements of heroes, the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people.
   • The dull burlesque appeared with impudence, / And pleased by novelty in spite of sense.
3. 3

   A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease,…

   A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.

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   1. 4

      A ludicrous imitation

      A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

      • Who is it that admires, and from the heart is attached to, national representative assemblies, but must turn with horror and disgust from such a profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that sacred institute?
   2. 5

      To make a burlesque parody of.

   3. 6

      To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.

      • They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.

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