burlesques 1 of 2

plural of burlesque
as in parodies
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect it is interesting to note that the first novel ever written in English was followed by a burlesque of it

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burlesques

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verb

present tense third-person singular of burlesque

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Noun
  • The moment — delivered by Steinfeld’s character Mary on a humid New Orleans train platform — was clipped, memed and replayed across TikTok, igniting think pieces and parodies alike.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.
    Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Elon Musk wades back into UK politics, backs leader of new right-wing party, mocks rival.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, Altman, by virtue of the sheer number of spoofs, appears to have joined the pantheon of comic figures alongside South Park’s Eric Cartman and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lead Stories is a media organization that specializes in fact-checking and online spoofs.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After all this is the guy who won an original screenplay Oscar for one of the all-time great horror satires, Get Out.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Burlesques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burlesques. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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