burlesque
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9.3
- noun
- /bɜrˈlɛsk/
- NSFW
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espectáculo de burlesque
- The burlesque show featured hilarious acts and satirical performances that delighted the audience.
Like I I don't see the appeal in like drag or burlesque shows.
- Like I I don't see the appeal in like drag or burlesque shows.
Examples
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Look, I'm a retired burlesque dancer, okay?
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Queen of Burlesque, Ms. Ann Corio!
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We're not here to perform burlesque.
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A secret house of burlesque!
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And now, folks, may I present the queen of burlesque, Famika.
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I looked for you down at the burlesque, I couldn't find you.
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A part of this theater was the burlesque, which often included sketches.
Academic text (2014) -
Thank you, Moscow Ballet... for that brilliant and unexpected bit of burlesque.
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The Gaiety Male Burlesque and the Pussy Cat cinema had closed.
Fiction book (2000) -
Movies and radio, the cut-rate and increasingly polished rivals of live stage performances, doomed vaudeville, which quickly descended into burlesque.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
23
9.5
A live show with many short acts like songs and comedy
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8.6
A stage show of short songs, dances and comedy sketches that often makes fun of current events
14
7.2
Live shows of music, dance or comedy that people watch while they eat in a club
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8.1
A stage show with funny acts and dancing where performers remove clothes
Compounds
How Risque
Surface Forms
Etymology
Burlesque comes from the Italian word burlesco, which comes from burla meaning 'joke' or 'mockery'. It was first used for playful stage acts that made fun of serious plays, which is why a burlesque show features comic skits, parody and sometimes striptease.