Burlesque and Play

Burlesque

Burlesque verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.

Usage example: burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice

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Play and burlesque are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead the word "Burlesque" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: burlesqued

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Burlesque and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burlesque" instead the word "Play" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Notably, he is the only Greek tragedian represented by a complete surviving "satyr play" (a burlesque tragicomedy performed in the middle or at the end of a group of tragic plays), The Cyclops.

Source: Missing Episode / Theatre
In both the film and the play of Victor/Victoria, the lead is a woman who crossdresses as a male, then gets a job as a female impersonator in a burlesque show.

Source: Wholesome Crossdresser
Bowdlerise: In the play, "Kansas City" had a part with Will singing about how one of the burlesque girls he saw undressed herself to prove that she had a shapely figure, as opposed to a padded outfit.

Source: Theatre / Oklahoma!

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