Definition of striptease
: a burlesque act in which a performer removes clothing piece by piece
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Here in America, there is evidence of involvement by Rajneesh followers in striptease, masturbation shows, and prostitution in San Francisco.
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Marrying age-appropriate humor — like a date-night striptease that does the opposite of resuscitate — with moments of gentle pathos, the movie delivers exactly what its poster promises.
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This is the infinite possibility of the OASIS, a sprawling metaverse of virtual experiences in which people can indulge in everything from boxing matches to champagne-room stripteases to climbing Mount Everest with Batman.
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But in essence, Anderson Cooper is no different than Stormy Daniels and being a striptease exhibitionist.
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Come for music, dance, striptease and comedy from performers Turkish Delight, Ginger Brut and more.
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Instead of a ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies,’ there will be a ‘Dance of the Frozen Daiquiris.’ Instead of wind-up dolls, there may be bottles of champagne that pop and a dancing nutcracker who does a striptease.
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Migrating to Paris, the divorcee reinvented herself as a striptease dancer who claimed to be of Far Eastern descent.
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Unemployed steelworkers cook up hilarious scheme to make money by becoming male striptease act.
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First Known Use of striptease
1931
STRIPTEASE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of striptease for English Language Learners
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: a performance in which someone removes clothing in a sexually exciting way
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