roleplay.
To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
Meaning & usage
To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
To spice up their sex life, they like to roleplay.
To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.
He likes to roleplay a vampire.
To act out a social role, especially one that one does not truly belong to.
He talks like he's some scrappy bootstrap entrepreneur but he's just some old money rich kid roleplaying.
Where this word comes from
From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).
The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying.
The practice of roleplaying.
Where this word comes from
From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.