cosplay
The art or practice of costuming oneself as a characterThe art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
» Mark's cosplay costume was completely ruined.
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2 senses(uncountable)The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
Cosplay
коспле́йkospléj, коспле́йkosplɛ́j
коспле́йkospléj
(countable)A skit or instance of this art or practice.
Examples
12 sentencesMark's cosplay costume was completely ruined.
Jessica demonstrated her cosplay costume well.
What do you like so much about cosplaying?
Mark wanted to continue doing cosplay for fun, not for fame'.
The contest for the best cosplay will be held in a week.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese コスプレ (kosupure), which is a clipping of コスチュームプレイ (kosuchūmu purei)Borrowed from Japanese コスプレ (kosupure), which is a clipping of コスチュームプレイ (kosuchūmu purei), from a compound of English costume + play. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Forms
plural: cosplaysWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable