burlesque
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8.7
- noun
- /bɜrˈlɛsk/
- Literature
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parodia
- In 1991, she told Rolling Stone: "Music has become a burlesque over the last few years—video's done that."
Examples
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Among these, I would mention first of all Pereda's penchant for the burlesque, with which he ridicules the so-called elements of progress that have exploited the good faith of the people for the sake of their own ambition.
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Authors of burlesque usually avoided the high ethical road of the satirist, who ridicules folly or fashion in the hope of eradicating it.
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His Trojan drought is a burlesque in three disguises at once.
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Le Ntre's coat of arms is nothing if not a burlesque of heraldic traditions.
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The Petite Commande of 1664 is a burlesque in three dimensions.
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Seizing upon these humiliations, he created a burlesque of the conversion scene in Caesar's Palace (Golden Legend 132).
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Whether the writer of The Alphabet intended to produce earnest midrash or irreligious burlesque, the treatise proclaims Lilith unfit to serve as Adam's helper.
Blog text (23) -
The play was a clever burlesque of the recent political debates, exaggerating the candidates' mannerisms for comedic effect.
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His performance was a humorous burlesque that mocked the lavish lifestyles of Hollywood celebrities.
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The film is a burlesque of classic horror movies, filled with exaggerated scares and funny twists.
Synonyms
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5.0
A funny copy of a song or film that makes fun of the original
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4.9
Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh
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7.7
An unfair silly version of something that makes fun of the original
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8.6
A stage show of short songs, dances and comedy sketches that often makes fun of current events
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5.3
A funny imitation of a film or book that makes fun of the original
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8.0
A written piece that makes fun of a person or group by copying their style
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8.4
A funny copy of a person or movie that makes fun of their style
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6.3
A funny imitation of a person's voice or behaviour
A short funny piece posted in public that mocks a person
Compounds
How Parodic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Burlesque comes from the Italian word burlesco, from burla meaning 'joke' or 'mockery'. So a literary or musical burlesque is a work that makes fun of another style by copying and exaggerating it, like a comic 'parody'.