Burly
- adjective
1. large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.
2. bluff; brusque.

—Synonyms 1. strapping, stocky, brawny, thickset, beefy, hefty.


Whereas...

Burlesque
-noun
1. an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.
2. any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature.
3. Also, bur·lesk. a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus.
–adjective
4. involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject.
5. of, pertaining to, or like stage-show burlesque.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make ridiculous by mocking representation.
–verb (used without object)
7. to use caricature.

—Synonyms 1. satire, lampoon, farce, caricature, parody.

I really don't like that it gets called Burly; can't we come up with a new contraction?

Does anyone else dislike it or have you heard anyone call it something else that you did or didn't like? (not stripping!)

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I used to think of the official definition of burly everytime I heard it. Now I've just got used to it. I still don't use the word myself though.

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i quite agree 'burley' is not a name that should be used to describe beautiful and talented performers

just putting on my thinking cap!!

i don't like it either but i do often call female performers 'burly girls' which anyone outside of the scene believes to be massive stocky lasses!

but then i also don't like 'burleskers' which is gaining popularity

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I think it's spawned from the old contraction of Burlesque Queen: Burly-Q.

I only ever say 'burly' to my partner... i.e. 'I need to grab my burly stuff' - he knows what I mean.

I think any word over one syllable long has a tendency to get contracted through use (though speak to a linguistics student for a full explaination)!

My boy and I started shortening 'pyjama bottoms' to How-Trow (House-Trousers).

...It's just dawned on me that I'm a big loser!

So, rather than talk about what we DON'T like... what DO we like? I don't mind being referred to as a fellow burlesquer, but wouldn't like to be called that by someone from outside the circuit. I prefer Burlesque Performer, or Artiste.

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I dislkie being called a burlesque dancer - my burlesques usually aren't dances, and my dances aren't burlesques! I tend to separate the two, so I call myself a burlesque performer, or dancer, depending on which aspect I'm referring to. Maybe I should borrow from Beatrix and use burlesque artiste - that could resonably cover both bases!

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I never liked either phrase ('burly' or 'burlrsquer') but have found myself using them recently....more alternatives would be greatly welcomed!

I also find that people outside the scene reffer to me as either a 'burlesque dancer' or 'wan o' they burlesquie girls'

I dont mind Burly too much - but i always think of it as paired with 'hurly burly' (too much macbeth). Suggesting commotion, great noise and acitvity. Which I identify with burlesque.
I hate 'burlesquers' though. Makes us sound like a backing group.

I don't like Burly - I've heard burly girls, burly dancers and burly queens. I just don't like it as it implies big muscley girls, or bouncers in drag... hmmm...

I'd prefer Burlesque dancer or performer (I trained in dance and I agree with fleur that burlesque performances aren't the same as full on dance shows but I don't mind being called a burlesque dancer - at least I can tell my college people that I'm dancing as opposed to unemployed! lol)

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When hosting, Lucille and I often pronounce it as bur-less-cue

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