striptease

noun

strip·​tease ˈstrip-ˌtēz How to pronounce striptease (audio)
plural stripteases
: an act or dance in which a person gradually removes their clothing piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music

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Cameron's original vision was that Curtis would be completely nude in the striptease scene. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026 Her great, big burlesque performance is a striptease that, layer by layer, reveals her narcissism, her naïveté and her broken heart. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Each question feels like I’m being asked to remove a piece of clothing, a kind of mini striptease that leaves me exposed and unsettled. — Yseult Polfliet Mukantabana, Time, 8 Apr. 2026 The late burlesque dancer, who was born in 1911 and died at the age of 59 in 1970, was famous for her striptease act. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for striptease

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First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of striptease was in 1931

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