burleycue

[ bur-lee-kyoo ]

noun

, Slang: Nowoften Facetious.

1. burlesque ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of burleycue¹

burlecue

Example Sentences

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

I let it ooze back there like the eyes of a lecherous old man at a burleycue.

From Project Gutenberg