💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Burlesques"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| parodynoun | A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. |
| sendupnoun | Alternative form of send-up (“parody”). [A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.] |
| spoofnoun | (countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. |
| travestynoun | An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation. |
| pasquinadenoun | A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone. |
| lampoonnoun | A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one. |
| mockerynoun | The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. |
| charadenoun | A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. |
| takeoffnoun | A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc. |
| cabaretsnoun | Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe. |
| masqueradesnoun | An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. |
| parodistsnoun | A person who parodies. |
| vaudevillenoun | (historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. |
| cabaretnoun | Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe. |
| caricaturesnoun | the first album by the French progressive rock band Ange, released in 1972. |
| theatricalsnoun | histrionics |
| parodic | Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody. |
| carnivalesquenoun | Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. |
| parodiesnoun | A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. |
| parodistic | Of, related to, or having the characteristics of parody. |
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