to burlesque

Examples

• All

• Time is known to play grim jokes with historical monuments, but it probably has never burlesqued anything more than it has our national emblem, the British bulldog.

  Blog text (12)

• For example, a group of farm boys descended on Cold Spring in 1897 to witness and burlesque a bastardy hearing scheduled before the justice of the peace.

  Academic text (2001)

• She burlesqued a slump, knees buckling, shoulders sagging, head drooping.

  Fiction book (1997)

• In her latest sketch, she burlesqued the famous singer, mimicking her style and gestures to create laughter.

• The play burlesqued the tropes of romance films, highlighting their clichés in a hilarious way.

Synonyms

M

to mock

vsto burlesque

• Offensive

264 3.4

Make fun of someone by copying them to show dislike

is more comic and uses exaggeration rather than focusing on contempt

P

to parody

vsto burlesque

14 5.3

To copy the style of someone or something to make it funny by exaggerating features

is aimed at mocking or representing a person rather than copying style alone

S

to spoof

vsto burlesque

8 6.3

Imitate something in a funny way to make people laugh

is often sharper and mocks by exaggerating characteristics rather than only joking

C

to caricature

vsto burlesque

7 6.6

To draw or act like someone while making their features bigger to be funny

is broader, mocking by exaggerating manner or behaviour not just features

M

to mime

vsto burlesque

1 5.0

To copy someone's actions to make a joke

is usually verbal or exaggerated and aims to mock rather than silent copying

T

to take off

vsto burlesque

1 4.2

To copy someone in a funny way

is more about exaggeration and representational mockery than simple mimicry

Compounds

B

burlesque show

• NSFW

3 8.1

A stage show with funny acts and dancing where performers remove clothes

How Mocking

to lampoon

8 7.7

to parody

14 5.3

to burlesque

1 8.3

to mimic

105 3.1

to imitate

141 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology