burlesque vs spoof

burlesque

verb
  • To make a burlesque parody of. 

  • To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. 

noun
  • A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion. 

  • A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody. 

  • A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s. 

spoof

verb
  • To gently satirize. 

  • To falsify. 

  • To ejaculate, to come. 

  • To deceive. 

noun
  • A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held. 

  • A light parody. 

  • Nonsense. 

  • An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. 

  • Semen. 

adj
  • Fake, hoax. 

How often have the words burlesque and spoof occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )