LARP

/ (lɑːp) /

noun

a type of role-playing game in which each participant assumes a particular character and acts out various scenarios at events which last for a predetermined time

verb

(intr) to participate in such an event

Derived Forms

LARPer, nounLARPing, noun

Word Origin for LARP

C20: from l (ive) a (ction) r (ole-) p (laying)

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Examples from the Web for larp

Looking at the roots of larp makes the hobby easier to take seriously and divorces the desire from childishness.
Live Action Role Play’s Rich Tudor History|Lizzie Stark|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Their numbers prove that larp taps into an essential desire of human nature: the desire to experience stories firsthand.
Live Action Role Play’s Rich Tudor History|Lizzie Stark|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If the spiritual heritage of larp is ancient, its gaming roots are unapologetically modern.
Live Action Role Play’s Rich Tudor History|Lizzie Stark|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
More directly, the U.S. embassy in Oslo last year gave a local group nearly $5,500 for the Cold War larp A Doomsday Eve.
Live Action Role Play’s Rich Tudor History|Lizzie Stark|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

In the U.S., hopes that larp may one day find federal funding are rising.
Live Action Role Play’s Rich Tudor History|Lizzie Stark|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST