English word origin

Etymology of LARP

Source etymology material for LARP; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗

verb

Acronym of live-action roleplay. · To pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something. · To appropriate performatively, maliciously, or without real understanding.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗

noun

Acronym of live-action roleplaying. · A live action role-playing game. · A pretension, delusion, or perverse appropriation. · Synonym of LARPer (“someone who pretends”)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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