ALL meanings of burlesk
bur·lesque
B b - noun burlesk a bawdy comedy show of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the striptease eventually became one of its chief elements 3
- noun burlesk an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity. 1
- noun burlesk any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature. 1
- noun burlesk Also, burlesk. a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus. 1
- adjective burlesk involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject. 1
- adjective burlesk of, relating to, or like stage-show burlesque. 1
- verb with object burlesk to make ridiculous by mocking representation. 1
- verb without object burlesk to use caricature. 1