LARP

larp English thumb|Two players engaged in a LARP (en Q216749). en :from live-action roleplay Alternative forms en larp Pronunciation lärp en /lɑːp/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav Southern England en /lɑɹp/ GenAm,CanE en /lɐːp/ AuE,NZE en /laɹp/ ScE en /lɑː(ɾ)p/ InE en ɑː(ɹ)p 1 en LARP Noun ~ en live-action roleplaying en games uncountable en w:live-action roleplaying. en Q216749 en games countable A live action role-playing game. en internet slang figurative derogatory A pretension, delusion, or perverse appropriation. en https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-femcels-i-have-to-get-hotter/ Pitchfork LARP or not, the Femcels have a lesson for sadsack bedrotters everywhere—find a friend, hire a cracked Clateman, and start turning your cliché insecurities into corny-giddy art. The Femcels: I Have to Get Hotter Album Review 2026-02-04 Kieran Press-Reynolds https://web.archive.org/web/20260605170307/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-femcels-i-have-to-get-hotter/ 5 June 2026 en 2026-05-14 mb_ghalibaf 2055014587993387092 Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf You know what's crazier than $39 trillion in debt? Paying a pre-GFC premium to fund a LARP and all you'll get is a brand new GFC. https://web.archive.org/web/20260515155045/https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2055014587993387092 15 May 2026 en internet slang fandom slang derogatory en LARPer someone who pretends en 2026-06-08 whizzowhozzo 2063995540090556577 Got called larp for watching gameplay videos because my family was too poor to buy the game consoles Derived terms en LARPie LARPy Translations live-action roleplaying live-action roleplaying Arabic: ar تقمص الأدوار الحي m taqammuṣ al-adwār al-ḥayy, ar لعب الأدوار الحي m laʿib al-adwār al-ḥayy Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 實況角色扮演 shíkuàng juésè bànyǎn, cmn 真人角色扮演 zhēnrén juésè bànyǎn Finnish: fi larppi, fi elopeli, fi live-roolipeli, fi näytelmäroolipeli French: fr jeu de rôle grandeur nature, fr jeu de rôle semi-réel Hindi: hi सजीव अभिनय भूमिका-निर्वाह m, hi लार्प m, hi लाइव एक्शन रोलप्लेइंग m Hungarian: hu élő szerepjáték Icelandic: is kvikspunaspil n Japanese: ja ライブアクション・ロールプレイング raibu akushon rōrupureingu, ja ライブRPG raibu RPG, ja 実演役割演技 jitsuen yakuwari engi literally Norwegian: Bokmål: nb laiv m Nynorsk: nn laiv m Polish: pl LARP m Swedish: sv lajv n Turkish: tr LARP live action role-playing game Q216749 Arabic: ar لعبة تقمص الأدوار الحية f luʿbat taqammuṣ al-adwār al-ḥayyah Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 實況角色扮演遊戲 shíkuàng juésè bànyǎn yóuxì, cmn 真人角色扮演遊戲 zhēnrén juésè bànyǎn yóuxì Finnish: fi larppi, fi elopeli, fi live-roolipeli, fi näytelmäroolipeli French: fr Hindi: hi सजीव अभिनय भूमिका-निर्वाह क्रीड़ा f, hi लाइव एक्शन रोलप्लेइंग खेल m, hi लाइव एक्शन रोलप्लेइंग क्रीड़ा f Hungarian: hu élő szerepjáték Icelandic: is Japanese: ja ライブアクション・ロールプレイング・ゲーム raibu akushon rōrupureingu gēmu, ja 実演役割演技遊戯 jitsuen yakuwari engi yūgi literally Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Nynorsk: nn Polish: pl LARP m Swedish: sv Turkish: tr LARP Verb en games en w:live-action roleplay. en 2006 Princess of Wands w:John Ringo “Which is why I'm thinking LARPer,” Griffith argued. “Goths interact with non-Goths more in LARPing than anywhere else. And there are non-Goth look people that hang with the Goths.” en slang by extension often derogatory To pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something. en 2022-06-30 AntonJaegermm 1542592217528897544 Anton Jäger When you think about it it really is crazy that the true sovereign of the world's imperial hegemon is basically an academic seminar in which a couple of legal scholars larp as historians all day. https://web.archive.org/web/20230523173621/https://twitter.com/AntonJaegermm/status/1542592217528897544 23 May 2023 en 2022-11-06 Mike White (filmmaker) Mike White Mike White Italian Dream w:The White Lotus 2 2 w:HBO 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.Ethan Spiller (Will Sharpe): We're not LARPing. How— how are we LARPing? en internet slang fandom slang derogatory transitive To appropriate performatively, maliciously, or without real understanding. Derived terms en larp larp larp sahur LARPer parlour LARP tradlarp LarpTube Related terms en role-play en role-playing en role-playing game en RPG Descendants ru ла́рп 1 Translations to engage in live-action role-play Arabic: ar تَقَمَّصَ دَوْرًا مَا to assume some role Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 參與實況角色扮演 cānyù shíkuàng juésè bànyǎn, cmn 進行真人角色扮演 jìnxíng zhēnrén juésè bànyǎn Finnish: fi larpata French: fr Greek: el κάνω λαρπ Hindi: hi सजीव अभिनय भूमिका-निर्वाह करना, hi लार्प करना Icelandic: is kvikspuna Japanese: ja ライブアクション・ロールプレイングを行う raibu akushon rōrupureingu o okonau, ja 実演役割演技を行う jitsuen yakuwari engi o okonau Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Nynorsk: nn Polish: pl larpować impf Russian: ru ларпить Swedish: sv lajva Turkish: tr larpmak, tr larplamak to pretend to be something or act as something Arabic: ar كوسبلاي m kūsublāy , ar تقمّص زائف m taqammuṣ zāʾif Chinese: Mandarin: cmn cos Finnish: fi larpata French: fr Greek: el κάνω λαρπ Hindi: hi लार्प करना, hi कॉस्प्ले m Icelandic: is Italian: it larpare Japanese: ja エセコスプレ ese kosupure Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Nynorsk: nn Polish: pl larpować impf Portuguese: pt larpar Russian: ru ларпить Swedish: sv lajva Turkish: tr larpmak, tr larplamak See also en chuunibyou my culture is not your costume stolen valor cosplay#Verb tourist<id:fandom> fake and gay Further reading Anagrams en alpr ALPR