"LARP" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːp/ [UK], /ˈlɑɹp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav Forms: LARPs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)p Head templates: {{en-noun}} LARP (plural LARPs)
  1. (games) Acronym of live-action roleplaying. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: live-action roleplaying Categories (topical): Games Translations (live-action role-play): larppi (Finnish), elopeli (Finnish), live-roolipeli (Finnish), näytelmäroolipeli (Finnish), jeu de rôle grandeur nature (French), jeu de rôle semi-réel (French), kvikspunaspil [neuter] (Icelandic), laiv [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), laiv [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lajv [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-LARP-en-noun-Go2~UDj4 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 37 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 30 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 27 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 29 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 28 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 59 29 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 59 28 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 59 29 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 59 29 12 Topics: games

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːp/ [UK], /ˈlɑɹp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav Forms: LARPs [present, singular, third-person], LARPing [participle, present], LARPed [participle, past], LARPed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)p Head templates: {{en-verb}} LARP (third-person singular simple present LARPs, present participle LARPing, simple past and past participle LARPed)
  1. (games) Acronym of live-action roleplay. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: live-action roleplay Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: larp Derived forms: LARPer, parlour LARP Related terms: role-play, role-playing, role-playing game, RPG Translations (to engage in live-action role-play): larpata (Finnish), kvikspuna (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-LARP-en-verb-YUh4zRV1 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: games Disambiguation of 'to engage in live-action role-play': 92 8
  2. (slang, by extension) To pretend to be something, or act as something. Tags: broadly, slang Translations (to pretend to be something or act as something): cos (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-LARP-en-verb-rNUA1OID Disambiguation of 'to pretend to be something or act as something': 1 99

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Harper Spiller (Aubrey Plaza): I don't know what my problem is. I just feel like— I feel like we're LARPing as rich people.\nEthan Spiller (Will Sharpe): We're not LARPing. How— how are we LARPing?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pretend to be something, or act as something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pretend",
          "pretend"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, by extension) To pretend to be something, or act as something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɑːp/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-LARP.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-LARP.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɑɹp/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)p"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "larp"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to engage in live-action role-play",
      "word": "larpata"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to engage in live-action role-play",
      "word": "kvikspuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to pretend to be something or act as something",
      "word": "cos"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "LARP"
  ],
  "word": "LARP"
}

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