Main entry: burlesque, charade, spoof, sendup, mockery, parody, pasquinade, travesty, takeoff, lampoon, put-on
Definition: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Main entry: burlesque
Definition: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
Main entry: parody, burlesque, spoof
Definition: make a parody of
Usage: The students spoofed the teachers
Main entry: burlesque
Definition: relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
Usage: burlesque theater