Origin: French
suffix -esque
Burlesque has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun
· Verb
· Adjective
1
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
2
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
3
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
1
make a parody of
"The students spoofed the teachers"
2
To make a burlesque parody of.
1
relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
"burlesque theater"
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