"Burlesque" is a word in ENGLISH
An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite
laughter, or to ridicule anything.
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant
images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating
it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular;
ironical.
Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque
satire.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross
perversion.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque
representation in action or in language.
To employ burlesque.
The beauty of today may not be realised until it becomes tomorrow’s memory
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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"
Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical.
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