What does “larping” mean?
larping
Oh this is a fun one —
So "larping" comes from "LARP," which stands for Live Action Role Play. It's when people dress up as characters — like knights, wizards, monsters — and actually act out the story in real life, moving around and everything.
Like, "Every weekend he goes larping in the park with fake swords." That's the original meaning.
But now people use it more loosely to mean someone is pretending to be something they're not, or acting way too seriously like they're in a movie or game. Like, "He's not a real soldier, he's just larping." Or "She bought all the gear but never actually trains — she's totally larping."
So basically, larping = playing a role in real life, either literally or as a joke about someone faking it.
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