Meaning Of Burlesque

a.

Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.

n.

Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.

n.

An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.

n.

A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

v. t.

To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.

v. i.

To employ burlesque.