charade -
a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
charade -
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
charade -
A specific kind of riddle in which a word or phrase to find is split in several parts that can each be guessed from a verbalclue.
charade -
A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess.
charade -
Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense.
Wikipedia
Charade is a 1963 American film directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance, and comedy.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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charade A piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.