See Also: burlesque(medicine)
burlesque(dictionary)
burlesque(encyclopedia)
burlesque(dictionary)
burlesque show(encyclopedia)

burlesque (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Italian burlesco, from burla 'joke']
speech, acting, or writing in which a serious subject is made to seem silly or an unimportant subject is treated in a serious way
AmE a performance involving a mixture of comedy and striptease, popular in America in the past