Overview of noun burlesque

The noun burlesque has 2 senses

• burlesque -- (a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease))


• parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on -- (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

Overview of verb burlesque

The verb burlesque has 1 sense

• spoof, burlesque, parody -- (make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers")

Overview of adj burlesque

The adj burlesque has 1 sense

• burlesque -- (relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater")