Burlesque: alternatives and connections

An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture.

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The act of imitating.

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Alt. of Impersonification

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To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.

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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.

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The writer of a lampoon.

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The writer of a lampoon.

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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…

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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…

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A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.

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The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearan…

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A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one sub…

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A lampoon or satirical writing.

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Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.

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