LARPing

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noun

LARP·​ing ˈlär-piŋ 

variants or less commonly larping

: the activity of participating in live-action role-playing games : LARP entry 1

Often, LARPing occurs in a medieval fantasy or zombie apocalypse world, although there are many different types of LARPing: from knight-filled battles to vampire parlor games.

—Danielle Grady

LARPing, larping

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present participle of LARP entry 2

Examples of LARPing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

William isn’t the only public figure LARPing as a service industry worker this summer. —Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

larp entry 2 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1990, in the meaning defined above