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   Bur·lesque

   /ˌbərˈlesk/

   

   noun

   • 1. an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody: "the funniest burlesque of opera"
   • ▪ humor that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity: "the argument descends into burlesque"
   • 2. a variety show, typically including striptease: "burlesque clubs"

   verb

   • 1. cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form: "she struck a ridiculous pose that burlesqued her own vanity"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla ‘mockery’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. burlesquer noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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