burleycue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burleycue
Example Sentences
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Actually, the funniest things in Top Banana come, not out of Berle, but out of burleycue.
From Time Magazine Archive
For plot Bright Lights revives the old standby about the burlesque comedian who makes a hit in a Broadway show and falls in love with a fickle society heiress while his faithful wife and partner goes back to "burleycue."
From Time Magazine Archive
When it is, Burleycue will be a help.
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 Project Gutenberg
Burleycue; an underground history of burlesque days. © 16Nov31; A44855.
From Project Gutenberg
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