larp;larper: Larp was originally an acronym standing for live action role player, but internet culture changed the meaning to something more broad, it is basically the modern version of the word poser, for example. This artist becomes super popular, you bandwagon and listen to one song before calling yourself a mega fan for publicity online. This would be larping. Because you only know them for their popularity and didn't enjoy their songs before the fame you would be larping. people usually larp for attention or to try to fit in. Somebody who hops from trend to trend to fit in is called a larper. It can also be used as it's original term meaning somebody is pretending to be a character usually to make fun of them
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