striptease

American  

[strip-teez] / ˈstrɪpˌtiz /

noun

1. a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.

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verb (used without object)

stripteased, stripteasing

1. to do a striptease.

striptease British  

/ ˈstrɪpˌtiːz /

noun

1. 1. a form of erotic entertainment in which a person gradually undresses to music

   2. ( as modifier )

      a striptease club

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Other Word Forms

• stripteaser noun

Etymology

Origin of striptease

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; strip ¹ + tease

Example Sentences

From documenting the lives of women performing striptease at rural American fairs to chronicling the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, her work provides an intimate portrait of resilience and humanity.

From BBC

Described variously as "an epic poem", a "watershed composition" and "a sort of intellectual striptease", it is intensely personal, doggedly intellectual and staggering in its scope.

From BBC

I enjoy art that antagonizes you, and then, slowly, in an emotional striptease, reveals a gooey, loving center.

From New York Times

Sondheim had further success as a lyricist with the 1959 musical Gypsy, about striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and her domineering mother, Rose.

From BBC

For about a year and a half, Reggie did a PR striptease; he let himself be seen, then submerged again.

From Los Angeles Times