striptease

[ strip-teez ]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

, strip·teased, strip·teas·ing.

1. to do a striptease.

striptease

/ ˈstrɪpˌtiːz /

noun

1. 1. a form of erotic entertainment in which a person gradually undresses to music
   2. ( as modifier )

      a striptease club

Derived Forms

• ˈstripˌteaser, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of striptease¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of striptease¹

from strip ¹+ tease

Example Sentences

Two stagehands came onstage and removed the dress as Dreyfuss mimicked a striptease before putting on a blazer and taking his seat ahead of the screening.

From Los Angeles Times

Two stagehands appear and remove the dress as Dreyfuss mimics a striptease before putting on a blazer and taking his seat ahead of the screening.

From Los Angeles Times

He repeats this bit of striptease after committing his first murder, a distillation of Delon’s startling violent eroticism.

From New York Times

Peeling off his jacket, he flung it across the stage in a partial striptease.

From New York Times

Matthew added: "All the red sort of striptease and peep show signs was pretty much done by my dad and he came up with a slogan 'girls, girls, girls' back in the day."

From BBC