See Also: charade(dictionary)
charade(dictionary)

charade (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Proven?al charrado 'conversation']
charades [U] a game in which one person uses actions and no words to show the meaning of a word or phrase, and other people have to guess what it is
[C] a situation in which people behave as though something is true or serious, when it is not really true
::Unless more money is given to schools, all this talk of improving education is just a charade.