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The art of taking forever to take it off, profitably.
means A performance in which someone slowly and seductively removes their clothing for an audience.
from American slang of the 1920s, stitched from strip plus tease — the second word being the entire point, since the promise outsells the reveal.
Coined eraRoaring Twenties burlesque circuit, not Vegas.
Word orderTease comes last because delay is the product.
Gypsy Rose LeeMade talking between garments her signature.