noun
striptease
STRIHP-teez
Striptease (noun) means a performance in which someone slowly removes their clothing in an erotic way, usually to music. Example: “The film featured a nightclub scene built around a striptease act.”
noun
1
A performance in which someone slowly removes their clothing in an erotic way, usually to music.
"The film featured a nightclub scene built around a striptease act."
How to Use Striptease
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn erotic act of slowly undressing in front of an audience.
When to use it
Adult/informal register; used in discussion of entertainment and nightlife.
Word Forms
stripteased past tense, stripteases plural, stripteases singular
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Etymology
A combination of strip and tease.