VAUDEVILLE

noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, popular satirical song, alteration of vaudevire, from vau-de-Vire valley of Vire, town in northwest France where such songs were composed Date: 1827 a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song, stage entertainment consisting of various acts (as performing animals, acrobats, comedians, dancers, or singers), vaudevillian noun or adjective