striptease
[
strip
-teez]
/ˈstrɪpˌtiz/
noun
1.
a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
verb (used without object)
,
stripteased,
stripteasing.
2.
to do a striptease.
Origin
1935-40,
Americanism;
strip
1
+
tease
British Dictionary definitions for
striptease
striptease
/
ˈstrɪpˌtiːz
/
noun
1.
a form of erotic entertainment in which a person gradually undresses to music
(
as modifier
):
a striptease club
Derived Forms
stripteaser,
noun
Word Origin
from
strip
1
+
tease
Word Origin and History for
striptease
n.
1936, from
strip
(v.) +
tease
(n.). Related:
Stripteaser
(1930).