Word: charades
A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.
A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. Example: This whole charade is absurd.
A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.
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