roleplay

See also: rôleplay and role-play

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

roleplay (third-person singular simple present roleplays, present participle roleplaying, simple past and past participle roleplayed)

(intransitive) To act out a fantasy, especially with a group.
(transitive) To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.
He likes to roleplay a vampire.

Translations

To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.

French: rôler (fr)

Noun

roleplay (countable and uncountable, plural roleplays)

The practice of roleplaying.

Synonyms

RP

Translations

roleplaying game — see roleplaying game

Anagrams

e-payroll, playlore

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