Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - burlesque
Burlesque
burlesque
n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a comic imitation, esp. in parody of a dramatic or literary work. b a performance or work of this kind. c bombast, mock-seriousness. 2 US a variety show, often including striptease. --adj. of or in the nature of burlesque. --v.tr. (burlesques, burlesqued, burlesquing) make or give a burlesque of. Derivatives burlesquer n. Etymology: F f. It. burlesco f. burla mockery
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I. noun Etymology: ~, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish Date: 1667 a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation, mockery usually by caricature, theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts, see: caricature ~ adjective ~ly adverb II. verb (~d; burlesquing) Date: 1676 transitive verb to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner ; mock, intransitive verb to employ ~, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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