Cosplay

What do we mean by cosplay?

The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.

A skit or instance of this art or practice.

Literally "Costume Play." Dressing up and pretending to be a fictional character (usually a sci-fi, comic book, or anime character). Urban Dictionary

The way to cosplay is to have fun Urban Dictionary

Cosplay: It is a word that has it's root in costume play. It is both a noun and a verb. Cosplay can mean the actual costume, as well as the action of wearing it Contrary to popular belief, many cosplayers (well over 98%) do not believe they are the characters they are "cosplaying" as. Cosplays are typically worn to anime conventions. Cosplays are made for the following reasons.. ---- 1.) To recreate a 2 dimensional art form into 3-D. 2.) To challenge one's self to create a cosplay. Many of which dont seem possible to physically create, but somehow are. 3.) To show appreciation and/or interest in a certain anime/manga/videogame. 4.) To take pride in a cosplay that looks well done. 5.) Because normal cloth that is shitted out for everyone via mass factories and little kids in china are dull. Cosplays are much more interesting to wear. And each cosplay is one of a kind unique considering the wearer most likely made it him/herself. 6.)It's a Hobby ---- Reasons why cosplays are worn: 1.) To take pride in ones own creation 2.) To wear something out of the ordinary (societies restrictions on what is allowable to be worn everyday is bland) 3.) To show support and/or interest in an anime/manga/videogame 4.) Self expression. Often the character that is choosen to be cosplayed mirrors the actual person wearing the cosplay. The person's personality is like the character Not the other way around (the person wants to be the character). 5.) To get into the spirit of the son 6.) To have fun ---- Cosplayers cosplay for the same reasons that... 1.)Sports fans wear jersies and paint themselves for games. 2.)Goths wear all black, punk wear punk cloth, Preps wear tight cloth, "gangstas" wear baggy cloth.... But for cosplayers....A cosplay is worn for 1-3 days out of the year. A limited and restrained form of self expression. ---- Cosplay is a "HOBBY". Much like a model builder builds models, a person modifies their car, a hunter hunts (when they can buy food instead), a gamer plays games, a sports fan watches sports. A cosplayer cosplays (makes costumes). ------- For every 7 good cosplays there is one that someone did without putting any effort into. Those crappy cosplays are the ones that are shown on message boards and posted around everywhere. These shit cosplays are what give the rest of the cosplayers a bad name. ----- (this applies to American cosplay) Urban Dictionary

Abbreviated for Costume Play Mostly used for Anime and Comic fans that like to dress up as their favorite characters and go to conventions or other themed events. The costumes are usually home made and will include all the accessories the characters has (weapons, luggage, pets, etc) . Strangely, it’s not uncommon to see Males dress up as female characters and Females dress up like Male characters. Sadly, 90% of them look like big fucking dorks, mostly because THEY ARE big fucking dorks, meanwhile the other 10% who are always female look pretty hot in an almost fetish manner. Urban Dictionary

When you dress up like Bill Cosby then drug and assault younger women. Urban Dictionary

Girls with huge tits who dress up like Wonder Woman and pretend to like Comic Books. Urban Dictionary

Cosplay is a portmanteau of the words costume and roleplay. Generally, depressed lifeless Japanese wannabees tend to dress up in shoddy costumes ordered on the internet, before running to their towns dressed in a white wig, claiming to be the ultimate bishie (Sephiroth), and stealing the pudding from the town. Urban Dictionary

Wearing a costume. Not exactly a new concept. The word, though, projects a new concept. It is a gen X/Y concept, related to "just saying". Gen X/Y hate to be held accountable for actions; they consider it an act of violence. So, they have language that says, "I'm doing this, but act like I'm not because that will make me feel better about doing it". "Just saying" means, "I'm going to make a point, but act like I didn't. That way I can have my say, but not have any negative consequences". Cosplay is the same idea. If we still said, "wearing a costume", one might well, and often, ask, "Why are you wearing a costume?" Hoy! "That's about me!" "Uh, uh, uh...I have to give a rationale for my behavior. I never do that! Can't we pretend it's not about me???" So we have cosplay, the activity takes on the responsibility for the actor. "Why are you doing that?" "Because it's cosplay!" If one responded "that's stupid", they can say, "Oh, you're not down with cosplay". If they had said, "I'm wearing a costume" and you said, "that's stupid", it would be about them. And they would feel bad. And never upsetting anyone is what we've taught our vermin so we can shove a few more into the same space without them killing each other. Urban Dictionary

Short for 'Costume-play." More or less the act of dressing up as an anime oor video game character. Popular among anime fans and teenage Japanese girls. Urban Dictionary

Just plain queer. Excuse for effiminate men to wear dresses and put on makeup. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to cosplay:
cosplay.

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Words that rhyme with cosplay:
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