burlesque

About 0.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Parodical; parodic
2. noun A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
3. noun A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
4. noun A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
5. verb To make a burlesque parody of.
6. verb To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.

Similar words

parody sendup spoof travesty pasquinade lampoon mockery charade takeoff farce

Often followed by

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Word family

burlesqued burlesquely burlesquer burlesquers burlesques burlesquing