"burlesque" in the noun sense
1. burlesque
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
2. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
"burlesque" in the verb sense
1. spoof, burlesque, parody
make a parody of
"The students spoofed the teachers"
"burlesque" in the adjective sense
1. burlesque
relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
"burlesque theater"
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