What does “LARP” mean?
LARP
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LARP stands for "Live Action Role Play." The basic idea is that you dress up as a character — like a knight, a wizard, or a vampire — and then you act out the story in real life, not in a video game or on paper. You might run around a park pretending to fight with foam swords. It's like being in a movie, but you make up the story as you go.
So you'd say something like, "We're going LARPing this weekend — I'm playing an elf!" or "He showed up in full armor to the LARP event."
But people also use it as a joke — like if someone is pretending to be something they're not, you might say, "He's just LARPing as a tough guy."
Basically, it means playing a character in real life, for real or just for fun.
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