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burlesque definition and meaning

a. Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.
n. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
n. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.
n. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
v. t. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
v. i. To employ burlesque.

Crossword clues for burlesque

- Bawdy entertainment
- Parody
- Show of coarse entertainment