burlesquing

Verb

burlesque (third-person singular simple present burlesques, present participle burlesquing, simple past and past participle burlesqued)

1. To make a burlesque parody of.
   • When the venerable New York Times took my quote in which I described the neon elements as "burlesquing the myth of male dominance" and instead printed "he prefers to describe them as . . . symbols of male dominance" it became clear that dealing with journalists was going to be one long, rocky road.1988 February 5, Billie Lawless, “Laying Down the Lawless”, in Chicago Reader
2. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
   • They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678

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