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
Danielle GradyLARPing, larping
2 of 2present participle of LARP entry 2
Examples of LARPing in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebEricka Skirpan, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
William isn’t the only public figure LARPing as a service industry worker this summer.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023
Noun
In the 1990s LARPing started to catch on in the Czech Republic and in some Scandinavian countries, where participants quickly developed their own scenes and styles.
—Ericka Skirpan, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
William isn’t the only public figure LARPing as a service industry worker this summer.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023
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“LARPing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LARPing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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