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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
burlesque (noun)1.
a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
2.
mockery usually by caricature
3.
theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts caricature
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner - mock to employ burlesque
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
burlesque (noun)a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travestyRELATED WORDS:
lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimickingto copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travestyRELATED WORDS:
lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe ( jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play