1. (noun) burlesque
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
Synonyms: mockery, parody, charade, spoof, lampoon, pasquinade, travesty, takeoff, sendup, put-on
2. (adj) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Synonyms: jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, takeoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, travesty, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, mockery, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence
3. (verb) burlesque
relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
4. (verb) spoof, burlesque, parody
make a parody of
Synonyms: parody, spoof, burlesque
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