striptease

noun

strip·​tease ˈstrip-ˌtēz 

plural stripteases

: an act or dance in which a person gradually removes their clothing piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music

Examples of striptease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dance of the Seven Veils, historically often a Gypsy Rose Lee-style striptease, is here a solemn parade of the seven Salomes, overseen by van den Heever and showing her years of abuse by Herod. —Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Lady Gaga did a 16-minute striptease on the gala carpet in 2019. —Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025

In Victorian times, such a striptease was considered a scandal. —E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

In an America where the masks of the rich and powerful have long been dropped, Posey pulls off a mysterious emotional striptease, revealing the many layers of Victoria — lazy, childlike, despicable, poignant, inimitable. —Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for striptease

• agrees
• appease
• bailees
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees