charades

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun player acts out a phrase for others to guess
  2. noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  3. noun a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

Etymology

See charade. As a game, originally a clipped form of acting charades or, without talking, dumb charades but now usually understood as a plurale tantum.

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