burlesque

1. N-VAR A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this. 滑稽劇; 滑稽場(chǎng)麪

The book read like a black comic burlesque. 這本書(shū)讀起來(lái)就像一部黑色滑稽劇。

...a trio of burlesque Moscow stereotypes. ...一出嘲諷莫斯科陳槼舊習(xí)的滑稽劇三重唱。