cosplay

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noun

cos·play ˈkäz-ˌplā How to pronounce cosplay (audio)

ˈkäs-

plural cosplays

: the activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a comic book, video game, or television show)

In cosplay, a good costume is as much about creativity with materials and construction as it is about the outcome. So while some people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on custom outfits for cons, many more invest in time, using cheap materials and household items to transform themselves into characters of superhuman, mythical proportions.

Jamal Jordan

—often used before another noun

cosplay fansFestivities would not be complete without a cosplay competition.

Charlotte Bray

cosplay

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verb

cosplayed; cosplaying; cosplays

intransitive : to engage in cosplay

cosplaying as anime characters

The positive reaction he received from fellow conventioneers felt so good that he's been cosplaying ever since.

Pam Kragen

transitive : to dress up as (a fictional character) in cosplay

She said she has cosplayed other women in science fiction or fantasy, but Wonder Woman is the first woman superhero, and one of the earliest representations of a strong, capable woman she saw growing up.

Rebecca White

cosplaying noun

Cosplaying is a big, colorful part of Tokyo in Tulsa and it's safe to say that, other than Halloween, Broken Arrow has never been populated by this many costumed characters.

Jimmie Tramel

a cosplaying event

Word History

Etymology

Noun

cos(tume) entry 1 + play entry 1, after Japanese kosupure, short for kosuchūmupurē, borrowed from English costume + (role) play

Note: The Japanese word was allegedly introduced in print by the Japanese publisher and media producer Noboyuki Takahashi (born 1957) in the June, 1983 issue of the magazine Mai Anime/My Anime (see Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett, Cosplay World [Prestel, 2014], pp. 18-20; the authors quote from an interview with Takahashi and reproduce pages from the magazine).

Verb

derivative of cosplay entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1993, in the meaning defined above

Verb

2002, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	cosplay
释义	cosplay 1 of 2 noun cos·play ˈkäz-ˌplā ˈkäs- plural cosplays : the activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a comic book, video game, or television show) In cosplay, a good costume is as much about creativity with materials and construction as it is about the outcome. So while some people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on custom outfits for cons, many more invest in time, using cheap materials and household items to transform themselves into characters of superhuman, mythical proportions. Jamal Jordan —often used before another noun cosplay fansFestivities would not be complete without a cosplay competition. Charlotte Bray cosplay 2 of 2 verb cosplayed; cosplaying; cosplays 1 intransitive : to engage in cosplay cosplaying as anime characters The positive reaction he received from fellow conventioneers felt so good that he's been cosplaying ever since. Pam Kragen 2 transitive : to dress up as (a fictional character) in cosplay She said she has cosplayed other women in science fiction or fantasy, but Wonder Woman is the first woman superhero, and one of the earliest representations of a strong, capable woman she saw growing up. Rebecca White cosplaying noun Cosplaying is a big, colorful part of Tokyo in Tulsa and it's safe to say that, other than Halloween, Broken Arrow has never been populated by this many costumed characters. Jimmie Tramel a cosplaying event Word History Etymology Noun cos(tume) entry 1 + play entry 1, after Japanese kosupure, short for kosuchūmupurē, borrowed from English costume + (role) play Note: The Japanese word was allegedly introduced in print by the Japanese publisher and media producer Noboyuki Takahashi (born 1957) in the June, 1983 issue of the magazine Mai Anime/My Anime (see Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett, Cosplay World [Prestel, 2014], pp. 18-20; the authors quote from an interview with Takahashi and reproduce pages from the magazine). Verb derivative of cosplay entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1993, in the meaning defined above Verb 2002, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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