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bur·lesque
I. \|bər|lesk, (ˈ)bə̄|l-, (ˈ)bəi|l-, _bə(r)ˈl-\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish, probably modification of Late Latin burra trifle, bit of nonsense, perhaps from burra shaggy cloth — more at bureau
1. archaic : droll, jocular, odd
2. : marked by an effect of comic or grotesque imitation or exaggeration usually with the intent of mocking or making ridiculous : derisively imitative
< a burlesque account of the adventures of a knight errant >
< a burlesque version of the heroic epic >
< a favorite bulldog, whose … great corpulence gave it a burlesque resemblance to its master — Sir Walter Scott >
3. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of burlesque entertainment
< a burlesque house >
< burlesque jokes >
< jolt the chorus regulars out of their usual sloppy, tawdry, burlesque style — Flora Lewis >
• bur·lesque·ly adverb
II. \“ — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ is especially freq for sense 3\ noun
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1.
a. : a literary composition or dramatic representation that ridicules something, usually the serious and dignified (as Samuel Butler's Hudibras) but sometimes the trivial and commonplace (as Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock) by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
< the literature of burlesque >
b. : a work (as a play or novel) of this kind
< a first-class burlesque in response … to Scott's “Ivanhoe” — Harvey Breit >
2. : a grotesque likeness or exaggerated imitation : caricature
< he has become a perversion of its ideals and a burlesque of his own earlier hopes — J.W.Aldridge >
3. also bur·lesk \“\ : theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of comic skits, striptease acts, and songs and dances performed by soloists or a chorus
Synonyms: see caricature
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make ridiculous by burlesque : make the subject of a burlesque : mock
< each of the three dancers burlesqued his own style — John Martin >
< the act that burlesques a magician sawing a person in half — Henry La Cossitt >
intransitive verb
: to employ burlesque
Synonyms: see copy |