What's A Larper? The Gen Z Gaming-Inspired Term Explained |
What's A Larper? The Gen Z Gaming-Inspired Term Explained
It’s evolved from a gaming term and taken on a life of its own.
Parents editor at HuffPost UK
If there’s not a day that goes by where you aren’t scratching your head over something your teen’s said, you’ve come to the right place.
Today we’re talking about the Gen Z term ‘larp’ or ‘larper’, which tweens and teens might call each other, or mention in comments online. The clue is absolutely not in the name. So, what on earth does it mean?
“People are calling each other larps which Google says is ‘live action role play’ but that sentence literally makes no sense, so what are they saying?” asked one Redditor who was equally befuddled by it.
What is a larp or........