charades; gesture game
A party game where players act out a word or phrase without speaking, and others guess. Wasei-eigo from English 'gesture game'; the English term 'charades' is the closest equivalent.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from gesture game
We had a great time playing charades at the party.
In charades, the rule is to express yourself without using words.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English) from 'gesture' + 'game'. It is wasei, and it corresponds to the English game 'charades'.