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Roleplay

//ˈrol.pleɪ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying. countable, uncountable

    "Lesbian, 34, seeks lesbians who enjoy occasional anal sex and role plays. Light s/m ok too."

  2. 2
    The practice of roleplaying. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. intransitive

    "To spice up their sex life, they like to roleplay."

  2. 2
    perform on a stage or theater wordnet
  3. 3
    To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group. transitive

    "He likes to roleplay a vampire."

  4. 4
    To act out a social role, especially one that one does not truly belong to. intransitive, transitive

    "He talks like he's some scrappy bootstrap entrepreneur but he's just some old money rich kid roleplaying."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).

Etymology 2

From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).

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