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opera buffanoun(music) A form of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century.
bouffenoun(music) A comic opera
opéra comiquenounAn opera, or genre of opera, characterised by spoken dialogue interspersed between the arias and ensemble numbers.
boffolanounA coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.
musical comedynounA comic type of musical theater.
boffnoun(entertainment, slang) A big laugh.
patter songnoun(singing) A type of humorous song sung at a rapid tempo, typical of comic opera, operettas, and musicals.
olionoun(figuratively) A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
songspielnounAn operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.
buffyspeaknoun(fandom slang) The invented slang used by characters on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
burlecuenoun(informal) Burlesque (adult entertainment show).
guffawnounA boisterous laugh.
bauffingnoun(rare) Alternative spelling of boffing. [A form of re-enacted fighting with foam weapons called boffers.]
lazzonoun(theater) A stock comedic routine or physical action, traditionally associated with commedia dell'arte.
vocalOf, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
burlesquerynounThat which is burlesque; a parody.
gazombanoun(slang, vulgar) a female breast
burlesquingverbAn instance of burlesque.
scherzinonoun(music) A little scherzo.
farcenoun(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

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