Standard Lemma guide

striptease

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R IH1 P T IY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To perform a striptease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she did a strip right in front of everyone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strip, strip show

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nude dancing

4

noun

Meaning 4

a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stripper, striptease artist, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: performer, performing artist

Narrower terms: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick

History

Etymology

From strip + tease.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَقْص تَعَرِيّ (raqṣ taʕariyy) — arousing act
  • Arabic: اِسْتْرِبْتِيز (istribtīz) — arousing act
  • Armenian: ստրիպտիզ (striptiz) — arousing act
  • Armenian: մերկապար (merkapar) — arousing act
  • Bulgarian: стриптийз (striptijz) — arousing act
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫衣舞 /脱衣舞 (tuōyīwǔ) — arousing act
  • Czech: striptýz — arousing act
  • Dutch: striptease — arousing act
  • Esperanto: striptizo — arousing act
  • Estonian: striptiisi — arousing act
  • Finnish: strippaus — arousing act
  • Finnish: strippaaminen — arousing act
  • Finnish: striptease — arousing act
  • French: striptease — arousing act
  • French: effeuillage — arousing act
  • Galician: striptease — arousing act
  • Georgian: სტრიპტიზი (sṭriṗṭizi) — arousing act
  • German: Striptease — arousing act
  • Greek: στριπτίζ (striptíz) — arousing act
  • Hindi: स्ट्रिपटीज़ (sṭripṭīz) — arousing act
  • Icelandic: nektardans — arousing act
  • Icelandic: strípidans — arousing act
  • Italian: spogliarello — arousing act
  • Italian: striptease — arousing act
  • Japanese: ストリップ (sutorippu) — arousing act
  • Japanese: ストリップショー (sutorippu shō) — arousing act
  • Korean: 스트립쇼 (seuteuripsyo) — arousing act
  • Macedonian: стриптиз (striptiz) — arousing act
  • Malay: tarian bogel — arousing act
  • Norman: d'sabil'lie — arousing act
  • Norwegian: striptease — arousing act
  • Persian: استریپتیز (estirip-tiz) — arousing act
  • Polish: striptiz — arousing act
  • Portuguese: striptease — arousing act
  • Portuguese: strip — arousing act
  • Russian: стрипти́з (striptíz) — arousing act
  • Spanish: striptease (striptis) — arousing act
  • Spanish: estriptis — arousing act
  • Spanish: estriptís — arousing act
  • Swedish: striptease — arousing act
  • Thai: ระบําเปลื้องผ้า (rá-bam bplêuang-pâa) — arousing act
  • Turkish: striptiz — arousing act
  • Vietnamese: điệu múa thoát y — arousing act
  • Vietnamese: thoát y vũ — arousing act
  • Yiddish: בלייזטאַנץ (bleyztants) — arousing act
  • Dutch: strippen — to perform striptease
  • Finnish: stripata — to perform striptease
  • French: stripteaser — to perform striptease
  • French: strip-teaser — to perform striptease
  • Swedish: stripteasa — to perform striptease