Past tense of burlesque; mocked or made fun of something using exaggerated humor or theatrical performance.
Regular past tense of the verb 'burlesque,' following standard English verb conjugation patterns. The base verb emerged in English in the 1600s from French and Italian.
When people 'burlesqued' famous politicians or historical figures on stage, it was one of the few ways ordinary people could publicly mock those in power—before social media made it easy.
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