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LARP.

Acronym of live-action roleplaying.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑːp/Received-Pronunciation/lɑɹp/Canada, General-American/lɐːp/Australia, New-Zealand/laɹp/Scotland

  1. Acronym of live-action roleplaying.

    abbreviation · acronym · alt-of · uncountable

  2. A live action role-playing game.

    countable

  3. A pretension, delusion, or perverse appropriation.

    countable · derogatory · figuratively · uncountable

  4. Synonym of LARPer (“someone who pretends”)

    Internet · countable · derogatory · slang · uncountable
verb/lɑːp/Received-Pronunciation/lɑɹp/Canada, General-American/lɐːp/Australia, New-Zealand/laɹp/Scotland

  1. Acronym of live-action roleplay.

    abbreviation · acronym · alt-of

  2. To pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something.

    broadly · derogatory · often · slang

  3. To appropriate performatively, maliciously, or without real understanding.

    Internet · derogatory · slang · transitive
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