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bəːˈlɛsk/
n.
- a comically exaggerated imitation, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.
- N. Amer. a variety show, typically including striptease.
v.
(burlesques, burlesquing, burlesqued)
parody or imitate in a comically exaggerated way.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr., from Ital. burlesco, from burla ‘mockery’.