LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) is a form of interactive role-play in which participants physically act out characters and scenarios in real-world settings, often using costumes, props, and improvised storytelling to create an immersive experience; it can range from organized fantasy or historical events to casual social games, and in modern internet slang, “larping” is also used more broadly to describe someone pretending to be something they are not, especially in an exaggerated or performative way.