burlesque

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noun

bur·lesque (ˌ)bər-ˈlesk How to pronounce burlesque (audio)

literature : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation

a burlesque of Victorian society

: mockery usually by caricature

a writer whose burlesque often bordered on cruelty

: theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns (see turn entry 2 sense 4d), comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts

performers who got their start in burlesque

burlesque adjective

burlesquely adverb

Synonyms

Noun

caricature
parody
put-on
rib
send-up
spoof
takeoff
travesty

Verb

caricature
do
imitate
mimic
mock
parody
send up
spoof
travesty

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Example Sentences

Noun The book is a burlesque of Victorian society. a writer whose burlesque often bordered on cruelty Several important 20th-century performers got their start in burlesque. Verb burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As this writer wrote once, Warhol showed us that the apotheosis and the burlesque of Whitman’s dream turned out to look more or less the same.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 Chlöe’s detractors found the bump and grind of her choreography, reminiscent of Black burlesque, anywhere from concerning to downright disrespectful.

Allure, 13 May 2022 This burlesque of rotten movies and overwrought acting excuses bad choices and lack of control through the dubious notion that audiences are superior to it all.

Armond White, National Review, 22 Apr. 2022 Dollar bills flew and tassels twirled Friday, March 11, 2022, as The French Connection burlesque and variety show took the stage at the White Rabbit.

Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2022 Their junior-high burlesque is a sight gag as well as the heart of the series; more literally than most teen pariahs, Maya and Anna have trouble fitting in.

Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 But many of the most splendid creations seen here are for drag and burlesque — gloves designed to be worn and then, finger by finger, flirtatiously removed.

New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 But the brilliant thing about online burlesque, Higgs told me, was that there was no bar.

Madison Moore, The Atlantic, 26 July 2021 Reynolds points out that the shows displayed genuine pathos and nobility in addition to racist burlesque.

Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021

Verb

Similar to past years, the festival will feature a variety of performances ranging from singers to storytellers, magic to mind reading and belly dancing to burlesque.

Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish

First Known Use

Noun

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

单词	burlesqued
释义	burlesque 1 of 2 noun bur·lesque (ˌ)bər-ˈlesk 1 literature : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation a burlesque of Victorian society 2 : mockery usually by caricature a writer whose burlesque often bordered on cruelty 3 : theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns (see turn entry 2 sense 4d), comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts performers who got their start in burlesque burlesque adjective burlesquely adverb burlesque 2 of 2 verb burlesqued; burlesquing transitive verb : to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner : mock a work burlesquing Sherlock Holmes intransitive verb : to employ burlesque a temptation to burlesque burlesquer noun Synonyms Noun caricature parody put-on rib send-up spoof takeoff travesty Verb caricature do imitate mimic mock parody send up spoof travesty See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The book is a burlesque of Victorian society. a writer whose burlesque often bordered on cruelty Several important 20th-century performers got their start in burlesque. Verb burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice Recent Examples on the Web Noun As this writer wrote once, Warhol showed us that the apotheosis and the burlesque of Whitman’s dream turned out to look more or less the same. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 Chlöe’s detractors found the bump and grind of her choreography, reminiscent of Black burlesque, anywhere from concerning to downright disrespectful. Allure, 13 May 2022 This burlesque of rotten movies and overwrought acting excuses bad choices and lack of control through the dubious notion that audiences are superior to it all. Armond White, National Review, 22 Apr. 2022 Dollar bills flew and tassels twirled Friday, March 11, 2022, as The French Connection burlesque and variety show took the stage at the White Rabbit. Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2022 Their junior-high burlesque is a sight gag as well as the heart of the series; more literally than most teen pariahs, Maya and Anna have trouble fitting in. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 But many of the most splendid creations seen here are for drag and burlesque — gloves designed to be worn and then, finger by finger, flirtatiously removed. New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 But the brilliant thing about online burlesque, Higgs told me, was that there was no bar. Madison Moore, The Atlantic, 26 July 2021 Reynolds points out that the shows displayed genuine pathos and nobility in addition to racist burlesque. Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021 Verb Similar to past years, the festival will feature a variety of performances ranging from singers to storytellers, magic to mind reading and belly dancing to burlesque. Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish First Known Use Noun 1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense burlesqued verb past tense of burlesque as in parodied to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parodied imitated mocked travestied caricatured spoofed did mimicked satirized ridiculed sent up lampooned emulated reproduced performed played derided simulated gibed personated pretended aped exaggerated parroted jibed shammed feigned monkeyed pantomimed embellished mimed duplicated acted embroidered pasquinaded elaborated dissembled enhanced replicated counterfeited stretched padded played up copycatted amplified magnified expanded faked impersonated overstated overdrew put on fleshed (out) enlarged (on or upon)
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