charade Definition

charade
noun

1. derog
A ridiculous pretence; a farce.
Thesaurus: farce, mockery, travesty, parody, fake, pantomime, pretence.
2. A mime in charades.
3. A party game in which players mime each syllable of a word, or each word of a book title, etc in successive scenes, while the watching players try to guess the complete word or title.

Form: charades

Etymology: 18c: French, from Provençal charrado entertainment.