LARP

or larp

[ lahrp ]

noun

1. 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.

1. to participate in a live action role-playing game.

LARP

/ lɑːp /

noun

1. 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

1. intr to participate in such an event

Derived Forms

• ˈLARPer, noun
• ˈLARPing, noun

Other Words From

• LARP·er larp·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of LARP¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Word History and Origins

Origin of LARP¹

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

Example Sentences

Larp is a popular hobby where players invent a character and do everything they would do or say in any given circumstance.

From BBC

Members of smaller groups attend the event, including those from Treasure Trap, believed to be the oldest and longest-running Larp group of its kind, which is now based at Durham University.

From BBC

On Gab News, Torba has published numerous antisemitic articles written by himself and others, including one distributed in Gab's newsletter this July arguing that Judaism is a "made-up," "LARP religion" and that the "very best thing the church can do for modern Jews is to heighten the distinction between Christianity and their false religion. Only then can they come to know salvation in Christ."

From Salon

Some are apolitical converts or reverts, who love the “larp” of it, as Yost noted.

From Slate

“LARP. It stands for live-action role-playing,” Elena explains.

From Literature