burlesque
noun /bɜːˈlesk/
/bɝː-/ Definition
› [C or U] a type of writing or acting that tries to make something serious seem stupidTypes of film, play, book etc.Mocking and taunting › [U] US a type of theatre entertainment in the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that had funny acts and a striptease (= a performance in which someone removes their clothes)Theatre - general words
(Definition of burlesque noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- caricature noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- jibe verb
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- mimic verb
- mock verb
- parody noun
- piss-take noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- take-off noun (COPY)
- taunt verb
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Mocking and taunting
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