Meaning

noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

noun a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

originFrom French charade, charrade (“prattle, idle conversation; a kind of riddle”), probably from Occitan charrada (“conversation; chatter”), from charrar (“to chat; to chatter”) + -ada. As a round of the game, originally a clipping of acting charade but now usually understood and formed as a back-formation from charades.

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