▸ noun:  (literature, archaic) A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole. ▸ noun:  (uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles. ▸ noun:  (obsolete) A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting. ▸ noun:  A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. ▸ verb:  To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.parody, burlesque, pasquinade, spoof, lampoon, sendup, travesty, mockery, takeoff, ruse, more... fake act,  a pretense,  pretend scenario

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