LARP

or larp

[ lahrp ]

/ lɑrp /

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noun

live action role-playing: a fantasy role-playing game in which participants dress in costume, use props, and act out roles.

verb (used without object) LARPed, LARP·ing.

to participate in a live action role-playing game.

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Origin of LARP

First recorded in 1990–95

OTHER WORDS FROM LARP

LARP·er, larp·er, noun

Words nearby LARP

La Rochefoucauld, La Rochelle, Laron type dwarfism, LaRouche, Larousse, LARP, Larrey's amputation, larrigan, larrikin, Larrocha, larrup

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How to use LARP in a sentence

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
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
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
The federal government has already funded larp in the form of military simulations performed in fake towns with fake bullets.
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

British Dictionary definitions for LARP

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 of LARP

LARPer, nounLARPing, noun

Word Origin for LARP

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

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