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burleycue

American  
[bur-lee-kyoo] / ˈbɜr liˌkju /

noun

Slang: Nowoften Facetious.
  1. burlesque.


Etymology

Origin of burleycue

see origin at burlecue

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Actually, the funniest things in Top Banana come, not out of Berle, but out of burleycue.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was so potent I believe I could have made it a hit with a cast out of a burleycue revue.

From The Mind Digger by Marks, Winston K.

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