"LARP" meaning in English

See LARP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɑːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /lɑɹp/ [Canada, General-American], /lɐːp/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /laɹp/ [Scotland], /lɑː(ɾ)p/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav Forms: LARPs [plural], larp [alternative]
enPR: lärp Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)p Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} LARP (countable and uncountable, plural LARPs), {{tlb|en|games}} (games)
  1. (uncountable) Acronym of live-action roleplaying. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: live-action roleplaying Translations (live-action roleplaying): 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-en:live_action_roleplaying Topics: games Disambiguation of 'live-action roleplaying': 57 43
  2. (countable) A live action role-playing game. Wikidata QID: Q216749 Tags: countable Translations (live action role-playing game): larppi (Finnish), elopeli (Finnish), live-roolipeli (Finnish), näytelmäroolipeli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-LARP-en-noun-en:Q216749 Categories (other): 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 Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 56 23 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 51 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 59 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 59 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 49 21 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 44 25 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 46 26 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 49 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 19 47 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 57 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 46 27 10 Topics: games Disambiguation of 'live action role-playing game': 9 91

Verb

IPA: /lɑːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /lɑɹp/ [Canada, General-American], /lɐːp/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /laɹp/ [Scotland], /lɑː(ɾ)p/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav Forms: LARPs [present, singular, third-person], LARPing [participle, present], LARPed [participle, past], LARPed [past], larp [alternative]
enPR: lärp 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 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): Games, Games Disambiguation of Games: 19 30 39 12 Topics: games Disambiguation of 'to engage in live-action role-play': 91 9
  2. (slang, by extension, often derogatory) To pretend to be something, or act as something. Tags: broadly, derogatory, often, slang Translations (to pretend to be something or act as something): cos (Chinese Mandarin), larpata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-LARP-en-verb-rNUA1OID Topics: games Disambiguation of 'to pretend to be something or act as something': 1 99

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/lɑː(ɾ)p/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)p"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
      "word": "larppi"
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      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
      "word": "jeu de rôle grandeur nature"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
      "word": "jeu de rôle semi-réel"
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      "code": "is",
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "kvikspunaspil"
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      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
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      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "live-action roleplaying",
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      "word": "lajv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "live action role-playing game",
      "word": "larppi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "live action role-playing game",
      "word": "elopeli"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "live action role-playing game",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "live action role-playing game",
      "word": "näytelmäroolipeli"
    }
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}

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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?",
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      "ipa": "/lɑɹp/",
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      "ipa": "/lɐːp/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/laɹp/",
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        "Scotland"
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      "ipa": "/lɑː(ɾ)p/",
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        "India"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to engage in live-action role-play",
      "word": "larpata"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "to engage in live-action role-play",
      "word": "kvikspuna"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "to pretend to be something or act as something",
      "word": "cos"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to pretend to be something or act as something",
      "word": "larpata"
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}

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