roleplaying

From role +‎ playing.^[1]

• role playing, role-playing
• rôle playing, rôle-playing, rôleplaying (dated)

roleplaying (usually uncountable, plural roleplayings)

1. Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts out being that character.
   • 2017 February 8, Owen Duffy, “Monsterhearts: 'A lot of queer youth are made to feel monstrous by people around them'”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 February 2017:

     But perhaps the most interesting aspect of roleplaying’s development has been the emergence of the “story-game” movement: a passionate community of independent designers using games to explore new themes and approaches to storytelling.

   • 2022 June 7, Emily Zemler, quoting Rose Matafeo, “‘Starstruck’ creator and star Rose Matafeo considers a third season”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 June 2022:

     Nothing’s autobiographical, but her attitude towards the scenarios she finds herself in [and] her reactions to the often heightened situations she finds herself in are probably influenced by my own reactions to those things. It’s almost like roleplaying.

   • 2024 August 7, Mary Madigan, quoting Nova Hawthorne, “Millennial escort reveals the latest ‘taboo’ sex trend taking generation by storm: ‘Thrill of secrecy’”, in New York Post‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 August 2024:

     Roleplaying can be a fun way to tap into a cheating fantasy without compromising your relationship.

• LARP
• roleplaying game
• roll-playing

From roleplay +‎ -ing.

roleplaying

1. present participle and gerund of roleplay