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striptease

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strip⋅tease

[strip-teez] noun, verb, -teased, -teas⋅ing.
–noun
1. a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
–verb (used without object)
2. to do a striptease.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; strip 1 + tease
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strip·tease   (strĭp'tēz')   
n.  A performance, as in a burlesque act, in which a person slowly removes clothing, usually to musical accompaniment.
strip'teas'er n.
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