cosplay

an act of wearing a costume of a character and playing as them in the costume. most often seen in anime characters.
woah did you see that cosplayer? their cosplay looked so canon!”
by alternativeaster June 09, 2021
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cosplay

It means "to pretend" in Korean slang
피해자 코스프레 (cosplaying a victim, which means "victim playing")
by Breaksreak March 14, 2016
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Cosplay

Yeah, like that guy who said he would shoot up a school and then was reported to the police, the police and FBI both did nothing, and then he shot up a school. That's exactly what people thought when the guy did the thing you're saying people don't do.
Hym "Everything is cosplay. You don't take other people's lives seriously. You barely take your of life seriously. And this is entirely the fault of religious preconditioning. It's entirely a coping mechanism to detract from the fact that I can just murder your kids. You will not get away with what you're doing to me."
by Hym Iam March 19, 2024
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Everyday Cosplay

To descreetly cosplay by using clothing or makeup.
"What's with the bushy hair?"
"It's everyday cosplay."
"oh...who're you supposed to be?"
"Hermione Granger."
by citrico June 08, 2015
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military cosplay

A variation of cosplay where people dress up as military soldiers based on real life soldiers or from popular military themed video games i.e.Call Of Duty.
Random person:My military cosplay for the upcoming anime convention is Soap from Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2
by Mr115 September 02, 2018
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Vernacular Cosplay

1. A style of costume making displaying the most common techniques and materials of a particular region

2. Cosplay that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles.

can be used as noun or adjective
She demonstrated vernacular cosplay when she used the seashells she picked up on the beach in her costume.

Dumpster diving is one way to achieve vernacular cosplay.
by Nac22 September 15, 2017
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Cosplay Fever

When you develop a crush on a cosplayer or person at a convention you’ll most likely never see again, making you sad because you can’t stop thinking about them.
Yeah man, she was so cute. Gave me Cosplay Fever.”
by strangetings17 March 19, 2018
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