charades
/ʃəˈreɪdz/
noun
- A game in which players act out a word or phrase without speaking, while others try to guess it.
- We played charades at the party and everyone was laughing.
- She is really good at charades because she uses clear gestures.
- For his birthday, they organized a game of charades with movie titles.
- An absurd or exaggerated pretense; a situation that is clearly false or deceptive.
- Their happy marriage was a charade; they barely spoke to each other.
- The election turned into a charade when only one candidate was allowed to run.
- The whole apology was just a charade to avoid getting in trouble.