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burlesquebur‧lesque /bɜːˈlesk $ bɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] burlesqueOrigin: 1600-1700 French, Italian burlesco, from burla ‘joke’ - Born in Nashville, Cheatham began his career as a burlesque performer.
- He also wrote skits, burlesques, and film scenarios, and was an inspired anthologist.
- He was made inflated, musclebound and awkward by the shirt, a burlesque act.
- In typical Almodovar burlesque, Marina has become a star of pornographic and B-movies.
- Ohio Street with its burlesque houses is out of the question.
- The Hollywood was one of the last pure burlesque theaters anywhere.
- Though his banner read burlesque, he occasionally dabbled in slightly more legitimate vaudeville fare.
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