noun
charades
noun
1
A party game in which players act out words or phrases silently for others to guess.
"We played charades after dinner and it got surprisingly competitive."
How to Use Charades
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe classic silent guessing-and-acting party game.
Common pairings
play charades
a game of charades
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Etymology
From French charade; the plural form became fixed as the name of the acting game.