Definition/Meaning of cosplay

• English - Noun: cosplay ( countable and uncountable , plural cosplays ) ( uncountable ) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character . 2003 , Cosplay Girls: Japan's Live Animation Heroines : Men , of course , also participate in cosplay and all its attending events , but women make up the greater numbers . 2006 , Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 1: Emerging Worlds of Anime And Manga ,…
• English - Verb: cosplay ( third-person singular simple present cosplays , present participle cosplaying , simple past and past participle cosplayed ) ( intransitive ) To costume oneself as a character . She cosplayed at the manga convention . ( transitive ) To costume oneself as (a character). She cosplayed Sailor Moon at the manga convention . Derived terms cosplayer Translations
• English - Etymology: Translation of Japanese コスプレ ( kosupure ), which is a contraction of コスチュームプレイ ( kosuchÅ«mu purei ), a Japanese borrowing from English meaning costume play .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈkɒzpleɪ/ , IPA (key) : /ˈkɒspleɪ/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈkɑzpleɪ/ , IPA (key) : /ˈkɑspleɪ/
• English - Anagrams: calypso , Calypso