burlesque – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
burlesque
v.
mock, imitate in a comic fashion
n.
mockery, caricature, comic imitation; comic performance
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery.
burlesque
Noun
1. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
(hypernym) show
(derivation) spoof, parody
2. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
(synonym) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
(hypernym) caricature, imitation, impersonation
(derivation) spoof, parody
Verb
1. make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
(synonym) spoof, parody
(hypernym) mock
(hyponym) travesty
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"
burlesque
adj.
burlesque, mock-heroic
burlesque
nm.
burlesque, comic imitation, caricature
Burlesque
(v. t.)
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
(v. i.)
To employ burlesque.
(n.)
Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
(n.)
An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.
(n.)
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
(a.)
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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