burlesque

burlesque synonyms

parody compare burlesque and parody
travesty compare burlesque and travesty
lampoon compare burlesque and lampoon
caricature compare burlesque and caricature
spoof compare burlesque and spoof
takeoff compare burlesque and takeoff
mockery compare burlesque and mockery
pasquinade compare burlesque and pasquinade
sendup compare burlesque and sendup
mock compare burlesque and mock
satire compare burlesque and satire
send-up compare burlesque and send-up
ridicule compare burlesque and ridicule
put-on compare burlesque and put-on
send up compare burlesque and send up
take off compare burlesque and take off
imitation compare burlesque and imitation
satirize compare burlesque and satirize
pastiche compare burlesque and pastiche
skit compare burlesque and skit
mimic compare burlesque and mimic
farce compare burlesque and farce
make fun of compare burlesque and make fun of
ape compare burlesque and ape
squib compare burlesque and squib
sham compare burlesque and sham
mimicry compare burlesque and mimicry
imitate compare burlesque and imitate
roast compare burlesque and roast
deride compare burlesque and deride
raillery compare burlesque and raillery
do compare burlesque and do
impersonate compare burlesque and impersonate
copy compare burlesque and copy
scorn compare burlesque and scorn
jest compare burlesque and jest
joke compare burlesque and joke
impersonation compare burlesque and impersonation
rib compare burlesque and rib
chaffing compare burlesque and chaffing
play compare burlesque and play
poke fun at compare burlesque and poke fun at
impression compare burlesque and impression
piss-take compare burlesque and piss-take
mime compare burlesque and mime
laugh at compare burlesque and laugh at
taunt compare burlesque and taunt
pasticcio compare burlesque and pasticcio
act compare burlesque and act
banter compare burlesque and banter

burlesque definitions

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. 

verb

  • To make a burlesque parody of. 

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

noun verb