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Burlesques

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parodynounA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
sendupnounAlternative 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.
travestynounAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
pasquinadenounA lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
lampoonnounA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
mockerynounThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
charadenounA deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.
takeoffnounA launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
cabaretsnounLive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
masqueradesnounAn assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
parodistsnounA 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.
cabaretnounLive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
caricaturesnounthe first album by the French progressive rock band Ange, released in 1972.
theatricalsnounhistrionics
parodicOf, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
carnivalesquenounResembling or characteristic of a carnival.
parodiesnounA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
parodisticOf, related to, or having the characteristics of parody.

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