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Don't Get Caught 'Larping' by Gen Z! Here's What the Slang Term Means.

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I’m a native New Yorker who recently got to witness the iconic blue and orange of the Knicks flooding the city’s streets. It was hard to miss! But while many saw it as an expression of fan enthusiasm, some Gen Zers saw it as something else: a perfect example of “larping.”   Once used as an acronym meaning “live action role playing” and referring to immersive, character-based games, the term has been repurposed by Gen Z into slang used to describ…
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SheKnows broke the news on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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