Burlesque and Put on

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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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Put on and burlesque are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put on" instead a verb "Burlesque".

Nearby Word: burlesqued

Put on verb - To place on one's person.

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Burlesque and put on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burlesque" instead the word "Put on" as a verb or a noun.

Stephanie and Charlotte put on a "nerd burlesque show" by cosplaying as different video game characters, in an attempt to free Leonard from Lori's enthrallment.

Source: Jizzed in My Pants
In The Time of Your Life, when Blick interrogates Kitty, who claims to have worked as a burlesque queen (an obvious lie), he forces her to put on a striptease for him on the spot.

Source: Shameful Strip

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