Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form of erotic entertainment: A performance, typically in a nightclub or theater, in which a performer gradually undresses to music in a sexually suggestive manner.
   • A performer who provides such entertainment: A person, often a dancer, whose act involves a striptease.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Performance):
  • The nightclub was famous for its elaborate striptease.
  • He went to see a striptease for the first time.
• Noun (Performer):
  • The headliner was a famous striptease from Las Vegas.

Advanced Usage

• "to do a striptease": To perform the act of a striptease.
  • For the bachelor party, she agreed to do a striptease.
• "striptease artist": A more formal or artistic term for a performer.
  • She is a celebrated striptease artist known for her theatrical performances.

Variants and Related Words

• Strip (noun, informal): A shortened, informal term for a striptease performance.
  • The bar offered cheap drinks and a strip on weekends.
• Stripper (noun): A common, often informal, term for a striptease performer.
  • He worked as a stripper to pay for college.
• Stripteasing (gerund/noun): The action or art of performing a striptease.
  • Stripteasing requires confidence and rhythm.

Synonyms

• Burlesque: A theatrical entertainment involving striptease, often with a comedic or parody element.
• Ecdysiast (humorous or formal): A playful or euphemistic term for a striptease performer.

Related Phrases

• "Peel off": Can be used informally to describe the act of removing clothing, often slowly or seductively.
  • She began to peel off her gloves.
• "Do a strip" (informal): To perform a striptease.
  • He dared his friend to do a strip at the party.

Related Idioms

• "The dance of the seven veils": An idiom referencing a seductive, gradual disrobing, often associated with the story of Salome. It is a metaphorical cousin to the concept of a striptease.
  • Her performance was like the dance of the seven veils, revealing secrets one by one.

Noun

1. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
   • she did a strip right in front of everyone
2. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music