Travesty

  • 121vest — [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 122transvestite — (n.) person with a strong desire to dress in clothing of the opposite sex, 1922, from Ger. Transvestit (1910), coined from L. trans across (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + vestire to dress, to clothe (see WEAR (Cf. wear) (v.)). Cf. also TRAVESTY (Cf.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 123trapestry — mixture between travesty and tapestry. Once embroiled in a wild relationship full of deception which was both a rich tapestry and very unfair on me ie travesty lots of intricate lies and things going on. I thought this was actually a word but no… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 124trapestry — mixture between travesty and tapestry. Once embroiled in a wild relationship full of deception which was both a rich tapestry and very unfair on me ie travesty lots of intricate lies and things going on. I thought this was actually a word but no… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 125burlesque — I. a. Caricaturing, travestying, parodying, parodical, ridiculing. II. n. Caricature, travesty, parody, farce, ludicrous representation, piece of ridicule. III. v. a. Caricature, travesty, make ludicrous or ridiculous …

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  • 126caricature — I. n. Travesty, parody, farce, burlesque, ludicrous representation, take off (colloq.). II. v. a. Burlesque, travesty, parody, take off (colloq.) …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 127parody — I. n. Travesty, burlesque, caricature, ludicrous imitation. II. v. a. Travesty, burlesque, caricature, turn into burlesque …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 128parody — 1. noun 1) a parody of the Gothic novel Syn: satire, burlesque, lampoon, pastiche, caricature, imitation, mockery; informal spoof, takeoff, send up See note at caricature 2) a parody of the truth …

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