Burlesque is an English word with synonyms like show or parody. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Burlesque meaning
Parodical; parodic
Synonyms of Burlesque
Using Burlesque
- The main meaning on this page is: Parodical; parodic
- Useful related words include: show, parody, spoof, impersonation.
- In the example corpus, burlesque often appears in combinations such as: and burlesque, of burlesque, burlesque and.
Context around Burlesque
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burlesque
- In this selection, "burlesque" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, themed, deal, new, show, artist and dance stand out and add context to how "burlesque" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and x burlesque have run and bands and burlesque shows on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burlesque" sits close to words such as aac, abdallah and abdication, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burlesque
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Républicains have been engulfed straight out of a burlesque melodrama. (10 words)
They include a variety of performances like burlesque, singing and aerials. (11 words)
There will be tattoo competitions, burlesque sideshow acts, human suspension — even sword swallowing. (13 words)
Tarantino and Garcia’s new location, scheduled to soft-open Nov. 8, will be three times larger, and include a menu of burgers, salads and flatbreads under new chef Paul Pincus as well as an emphasis on live local bands and burlesque shows on weekends. (45 words)
In the three years she's been performing, she's seen the establishment of two new burlesque dance schools and more and more sold out shows and burlesque venues popping up every year. (33 words)
Ms de la Rue is planning to bring new classes to Wollongong for anyone who connects with the performances with the World Burlesque Day dance being taught at Hot 'n' Fresh as well. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Burlesque artist and popular pin-up joins “X Burlesque” at Flamingo as a guest star on Friday and Saturday nights.
Brunch and absinthe drinks are available for purchase and guests are treated to an Ernest Hemingway themed burlesque show by Roxie La Rouge’s Big Deal Burlesque.
In the three years she's been performing, she's seen the establishment of two new burlesque dance schools and more and more sold out shows and burlesque venues popping up every year.
Billed as The Resurrection Tour, this show brings acts from the vault of the Melbourne show - live rock music, sultry burlesque, fancy costumes and razor-edged comedy.
But “topless” is a persuasive term in marketing adult revues across a city where such topless shows as “Fantasy” and “X Burlesque” have run for more than two decades.
Eventually, he created a 90-minute production with a partner and performed it at a rented-out burlesque house on the Lower East Side.
If evening gowns are not your thing, Jacques is also selling a rather racy scarlet corset he made for Kelly Brook when she performed in the Crazy Horse Burlesque show in Paris.
Legend has it these dancers starred in a revue at the Egyptian Theater on the fair’s Midway and performed a belly dance that was the forerunner to the burlesque shimmy.
Outside of Queer/Bar, gaggles of queer icons will take the outdoor stage with music, drag, and burlesque performances.
Tarantino and Garcia’s new location, scheduled to soft-open Nov. 8, will be three times larger, and include a menu of burgers, salads and flatbreads under new chef Paul Pincus as well as an emphasis on live local bands and burlesque shows on weekends.
They include a variety of performances like burlesque, singing and aerials.
To learn more, he volunteered at the Arabesque Burlesque Academy, acquiring credits toward classes.
Baroque burlesque beauties, lush design and inspired cocktails await you in one of the company’s most lavish and glittering productions to date.
Dolly isn’t the only one having a good time in Can Can’s latest burlesque musical.
Ms de la Rue is planning to bring new classes to Wollongong for anyone who connects with the performances with the World Burlesque Day dance being taught at Hot 'n' Fresh as well.
Républicains have been engulfed straight out of a burlesque melodrama.
Scorch — A Fire And Burlesque Fusion Show: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave., Unit A, Boulder.
Sodi Moore, a regular member of Nightshade Burlesque’s cast, pulled off a sexy, vamped-up Oscar the Grouch at the November show.
There will be tattoo competitions, burlesque sideshow acts, human suspension — even sword swallowing.
The seventh edition of the variety and burlesque project is back at in Valletta on June 15 at 8pm.
Common combinations with burlesque
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and burlesque 14×
- of burlesque 7×
- burlesque and 7×
- burlesque show 6×
- the burlesque 5×
- new burlesque 3×
- comedy burlesque 3×
- burlesque star 3×
- burlesque with 3×
- burlesque at 2×