1) Basically children's make-believe but for adults. Often augmented to a significant extent in which there are costumes, props and setting elements specifically designed for it. Funnily, the adults
will take the make-believe far more seriously than the kids, who—at the end of the day—
will come back to reality.
2) An
internet phenomenon where the anonymity of the
internet allows individuals to masquerade as any identity as they so please, with a central theme surrounding it (often a controversial one). There is no real motive for LARPing other than "for the lulz" or "for the aesthetic". LARPing is similar to trolling in a way, but fundamentally different. In fact, you could LARP around as a
troll, thus creating a double-walled identity.
In both forms of LARPing, the degree of immersion can range from frivolous to completely involved.
SENSE 1: "So I was just going for the usual hike in the backwoods until I was suddenly startled by these medieval-dressed
men with toy swords who leaped out of the bushes yelling some weird phrase"
"Sounds like they were LARPing"
SENSE
2:
a) Tyler likes to LARP as a dream smp
fan for the experience, but really he has no interest in it.
b) Some (but not all) of the conspiracy nutjobs down in the
YT comments section are just LARPers who do it for the lulz.
c)
Danielle often LARPs online as a dude with the pronouns he/him. In actuality,
Danielle is a girl and identifies as she/her, but being a guy feels more exciting to her.
d) "Take the comment sections in The Hollywood Reporter with a grain of salt, the users there are known to LARP as trolls"
