Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roleplay

/ˈroʊl.pleɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: role-play
IPA: /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.

Transitive verb

verb

To act out a social role, especially one that one does not truly belong to.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of roleplaying.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To spice up their sex life, they like to roleplay."
"He likes to roleplay a vampire."
"The particular person roleplaying Beatty in that battle suggested summarily executing Seymour and dumping him overboard."
"He talks like he's some scrappy bootstrap entrepreneur but he's just some old money rich kid roleplaying."
"Realizing that she was an 'other' not only as a black woman but also as a black lesbian, she struggles to fiind someplace where she and other black lesbians like herself could live out their existence without role-playing or conforming to the ideals that were prevalent in the bars at that time."
"Lesbian, 34, seeks lesbians who enjoy occasional anal sex and role plays. Light s/m ok too."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/
British English: /ˈrəʊl.pleɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

roleplays (present, singular) roleplaying (participle, present) roleplayed (participle, past) roleplayed (past) role play (alternative) role-play (alternative) rôle play (alternative, dated) rôle-play (alternative, dated) rôleplay (alternative, dated) roleplays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pass RPG LARP roleplayer

Synonyms

RP act play playact

Questions

How do you pronounce roleplay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/.
What does roleplay mean?: To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
Where does roleplay come from?: From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).

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