cosplay
Definitions
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- noun A costume that imitates a (usually fictional) character, especially from Japanese media (such as manga, anime, tokusatsu, video games, and Japanese pop music bands).
- noun The subculture centered on people wearing such costumes.
- noun The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
- noun A skit or instance of such play.
- verb To costume oneself as (a character).
Examples
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The tradition of dressing up for conventions is something that goes much further back than the term cosplay, however.
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This is the famous (in cosplay circles) Belle Chere at this year's SDCC dressed as the one and only She-Devil with a Sword, Red Sonja!
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Sure anyone can show up at a convention dressed in cosplay, but how many people could also find super hero attire for their pet?
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The 501st can unarguably be identified as a cosplay, or costume play, group.
Note
The word 'cosplay' is a translation of Japanese コスプレ (kosupure), which is a contraction of コスチュームプレイ (kosuchūmu purei), a Japanese borrowing from English meaning 'costume play'.
