Usually means: Humorous and exaggerated theatrical entertainment.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (burlesque)

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