English dictionary

burlesque

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

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

relating to or characteristic of a burlesque

adj.pert

Examples
Burlesque theater.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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: WordNet 3.0
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

noun.communication

Synonyms charade lampoon mockery parody pasquinade put-on sendup spoof takeoff travesty

Source: WordNet 3.0
Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.

noun

Source: webster1913

make a parody of

verb.communication

Synonyms parody spoof

Source: WordNet 3.0
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.

verb

Source: webster1913
To employ burlesque.

verb

Source: webster1913