Burlesque

/bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/

Synonyms for "burlesque" (291 found)

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Noun(11 words)

lampoon mockery parody send-up spoof bawdyburlesque showburlesquing cabaret caricature caricaturing

aggrandize aggrandizementagile witamplification amplify anamorphosis ape arlequinade atticismbad likenessballyhoo beliebig talkblack comedyblack humorblowing upboards botch broadbroad comedy

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broadwaybuild upburletta camouflage camp caricatural caricature carnivalcarry too farcircus colorcomedie bouffecomedie larmoyantecomedie rossecomedietta comedycomedy balletcomedy of humorscomedy of ideascomedy of intriguecomedy of mannerscomedy of situationcomedy reliefcomiccomic musecomic operacomic reliefcomical

Strong matches (87)

copydark comedydaub derision derisive dilatation dilation disguise distort distortion doggereldomestic comedydramadraw the longbowdry witdummy duplication enhancement enlargemententertainment industry

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esprit exaggerate exaggerating exaggeration excess exode exorbitance expansion extravagance extreme facsimile falsify farcefarce comedyfarcical garblegenteel comedygo to extremesgrandiloquence harlequinadehatchet jobheighteninghigh camphit off onhuckstering humor hyperbole hyperbolism hyperbolize imitate imitation inflation inordinacy irony joke knockoff lampoonlay it onlay it on thicklegitlegitimate stagelibellight comedylow camplow comedymacaronic magnification magnifymake much ofmalicious parodymime mimic miscolor misquote misreport misrepresent misstate misteach mockmock upmock-heroic

Noun(6 words)

exaggerated farcical indecent lewd mockmock heroic

Related words (145)

mock-up mockery model musicalmusical comedynimble witoff broadwayoff-off-broadwayopera buffaovercharge overdo overdraw overemphasis overestimate overestimation overkill overpraise overreach overreact oversell

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overspeak overstate overstatement overstress paraphrase parodic parody pasquil pasquin pasquinade pastiche pervertpile it onplayland pleasantrypoison penpretty witprodigality profuseness puff pufferypuffing upquick witraw comedyready witrealistic comedyrepertory dramareplica representation reproduction ridiculeromantic comedysalt sarcasm satire satiric satirical satirizesatyr playsavor of witscratch scribble send sensationalismsentimental comedyshamshow bizshow businesssituation comedyslant slapstickslapstick comedyslapstick humorspoof squib stagestage worldstagedom stageland stock strawhatstrawhat circuitstretchstretch the truthstretching stripteasesubtle witsummer stocksuperlative taketake offtake off ontake-off takeofftalk bigtalk in superlativestall talktaunt thaliathe boardsthe footlightsthe scenesthe stagethe theatertheatertheater worldtheatromania theatrophobia tout touting tragicomedy tragicomic travesty twist understate variety vaudeville versionvisual humorwarpwicked imitationwit wrench

Noun(19 words)

parodic parodies parodying pasquinade put-on revuerisquésatire satires satirical sendupstage showtakeoff theatrical travesty travestyingvariety performancevariety showvaudeville

Adjective(1 words)

parodic satire

Verb(2 words)

parody spoof

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries

art formcabaret caricature distortdramatic formentertainmenterotic entertainmentimitation impersonationliterary parodymock parody performperforming artshow theater

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More specific

20 entries

adult burlesquecabaret actcaricature lampoon mockmock heroic versemusical burlesqueneo burlesqueparodic burlesqueparodic proseparodic sketchrisqué numbersatirical burlesquesatirize send-upsketch burlesque

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Collocations

11 entries

burlesque actburlesque dancerburlesque numberburlesque performanceburlesque revivalburlesque satireburlesque showburlesque styleburlesque theaterburlesque theatreburlesque troupe

Inflections

5 entries

burlesqued burlesques burlesquingmore burlesquemost burlesque

Derivations

5 entries

burlesque performerburlesque-like burlesquely burlesqueness burlesquer

Sample sentences

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French knickers are allowed in the world of burlesque.

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Drag shows are burlesque.

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Some drag is burlesque; some isn't.

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My friend is into burlesque.

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