Burlesque meaning : A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody. A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion. To make a burlesque parody of. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. Parodical; parodic