roleplay

== English == === Alternative forms === role play, role-play rôle play, rôle-play, rôleplay (dated) === Etymology === From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈrəʊl.pleɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/ === Verb === roleplay (third-person singular simple present roleplays, present participle roleplaying, simple past and past participle roleplayed) (intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. (transitive) To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group. (transitive, intransitive) To act out a social role, especially one that one does not truly belong to. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (act out a social role): pass ==== Translations ==== === Noun === roleplay (countable and uncountable, plural roleplays) The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying. 2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1: Roy: Let's do some roleplay, OK? Do you think that would be a good idea?Moss: It helped me learn how to buy sandwiches. The practice of roleplaying. ==== Synonyms ==== RP ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== RPG LARP roleplayer === Anagrams === e-payroll, playlore