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burlesque


Main Entry: 1bur·lesque
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)bər-ˈlesk\
Function: noun
Etymology: burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish
Date: 1667

1 : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
2 : mockery usually by caricature
3 : theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts

synonyms see caricature

burlesque adjective

bur·lesque·ly adverb


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