1
: a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)
2
charades plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
3
: an empty or deceptive act or pretense
his concern was a charade
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We've grown tired of your charades.
put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
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The smooch came at the end of a sketch where Grande and Yang were playing warring members of a family charades night.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
My charade, as her wealth of Los Angeles information, was doomed from the start, exposed during a particularly brutal bout of freeway traffic.
—Theo Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Constantly backsliding, these landings won’t be possible until the 2030s, and NASA should end the charade of them happening in this decade, reliant on dozens of complex new technologies working together.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
By the time this piece comes out, Moo Deng’s appearance on Weekend Update will have been overshadowed by Yang kissing Ariana Grande in a skit about family charades gone awry and Mariah Carey protesting the cruelty of overhead lighting on Las Culturistas.
—Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
My charade, as her wealth of Los Angeles information, was doomed from the start, exposed during a particularly brutal bout of freeway traffic.
—Theo Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Constantly backsliding, these landings won’t be possible until the 2030s, and NASA should end the charade of them happening in this decade, reliant on dozens of complex new technologies working together.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
By the time this piece comes out, Moo Deng’s appearance on Weekend Update will have been overshadowed by Yang kissing Ariana Grande in a skit about family charades gone awry and Mariah Carey protesting the cruelty of overhead lighting on Las Culturistas.
—Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charade. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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charade
noun
cha·rade
shə-ˈrād 
1
plural
: a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
2
: an act that is meaningless or is meant to deceive
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