roleplay

verb
/ˈrəʊl.pleɪ/UK/ˈroʊl.pleɪ/US

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.

    • To spice up their sex life, they like to roleplay.
  2. To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.

    • He likes to roleplay a vampire.
    • The particular person roleplaying Beatty in that battle suggested summarily executing Seymour and dumping him overboard.
  3. To act out a social role, especially one that one does not truly belong to.

    • He talks like he's some scrappy bootstrap entrepreneur but he's just some old money rich kid roleplaying.
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. The act or practice of roleplaying

      The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying.

      • Lesbian, 34, seeks lesbians who enjoy occasional anal sex and role plays. Light s/m ok too.
      • 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.
    2. The practice of roleplaying.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA