Larp

//lɑːp// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Acronym of live-action roleplaying. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
2
Alternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”). alt-of, countable, uncountable
3
A live action role-playing game. countable

Verb

1
Acronym of live-action roleplay. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"“Which is why I'm thinking LARPer,” Griffith argued. “Goths interact with non-Goths more in LARPing than anywhere else. And there are non-Goth look people that hang with the Goths.”"
2
Alternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”). alt-of
3
To pretend to be something, or act as something. broadly, derogatory, often, slang
"When you think about it it really is crazy that the true sovereign of the world's imperial hegemon is basically an academic seminar in which a couple of legal scholars larp as historians all day."

Example

"Tom liked costumes, medieval music, and LARP."

Related phrases

parlour LARP role play role playing role playing game

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