Noun, Adjective & Verb.
Meaning: A literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of exaggeration or comic imitation. Mockery usually by caricature. To imitate in a humorous or derisive manner.
Word forms: burlesque, burlesquely, burlesqued, burlesquing, burlesquer.
Related words: caricature, mock, parody, lampoon, imitation, variety show, spoof, satirize.
Used in a sentence: Eddy Izzard's burlesque manner in which he tells his stories is clever and witty.
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That Girl Over There
Just the ordinary, everyday sort of dabble...
Maybe if I wander around long enough, I'll find myself...
... And once again, I'm lost.
... And once again, I'm lost.