Word Definition

Burlesque

  1. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
  2. 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.
  3. To employ burlesque.
  4. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
  5. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.
  6. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.