Associations to the word «BURLESQUE»
Noun
- Gaiety
- Vaudeville
- Farce
- Pantomime
- Cabaret
- Parody
- Melodrama
- Satire
- Troupe
- Caricature
- Revue
- Cher
- Ridicule
- Minstrel
- Performer
- Humour
- Faust
- Twain
- Dancer
- Pun
- Comedy
- Cinder
- Pathos
- Sheppard
- Christina
- Gilbert
- Carmen
- Comedian
- Theatre
- Nellie
- Tragedy
- Frankenstein
- Neo
- Lola
- Libretto
- Pageant
- Style
- Fielding
- Opera
- Theater
- Humor
- Musical
- Dancing
- Circus
- Meyer
- Costume
- Sketch
- Verse
- Venue
- Entertainment
- Byron
- Shakespeare
- Genre
- Wit
- Dance
- Poem
- Leslie
- Joke
- Drama
- Stage
- Strand
- Sullivan
- Audience
- Chorus
- Performance
- Adaptation
- Festival
- Show
- Tale
- Henderson
- Romance
- Variety
- Soundtrack
- Irony
Adjective
Wiktionary
BURLESQUE, adjective. Parodical; parodic
BURLESQUE, noun. A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
BURLESQUE, noun. A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
BURLESQUE, noun. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
BURLESQUE, verb. To make a burlesque parody of
BURLESQUE, verb. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
Dictionary definition
BURLESQUE, noun. A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease).
BURLESQUE, noun. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
BURLESQUE, verb. Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers".
BURLESQUE, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater".
Wise words
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