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Adjective burlesque has 1 sense
- burlesque - relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"
Noun burlesque has 2 senses
- burlesque - a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
--1 is a kind of show
- parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on - a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
--2 is a kind of caricature, imitation, impersonation
Verb burlesque has 1 sense
- spoof, burlesque, parody - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
--1 is one way to mock
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