noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music wordnet
3. 3
   a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To perform a striptease. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

stripactafterpiecebitburlesquechaser

Example

More examples

"I find striptease frustrating, as it doesn't often culminate in actual sex."

Etymology

From strip + tease.

Related phrases

striptease bar

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