STRIPTEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does striptease mean? 

• STRIPTEASE (noun)
  The noun STRIPTEASE has 2 senses:

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

2. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

  Familiarity information: STRIPTEASE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRIPTEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ecdysiast; exotic dancer; peeler; stripper; striptease; striptease artist; stripteaser

Hypernyms ("striptease" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Instance hyponyms:

Gypsy Rose Lee; Lee; Rose Louise Hovick (United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970))

Derivation:

stripteaser (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

strip; strip show; striptease

Context example:

she did a strip right in front of everyone

Hypernyms ("striptease" is a kind of...):

nude dancing (erotic dancing with little or no clothing)

Derivation:

stripteaser (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)