cosplayed

Verb

cosplay (third-person singular simple present cosplays, present participle cosplaying, simple past and past participle cosplayed)

1. (intransitive) To costume oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
   • She cosplayed at the manga convention.
2. (transitive) To costume oneself as (a [usually fictional] character).
   • She cosplayed Sailor Moon at the manga convention.
3. (derogatory, figuratively, intransitive, often) To adopt the behavior and mannerisms of another; to pretend to be someone or something.
   • “He’s cosplaying as a goober,” one local [Mike Holcomb] memorably put it on Twitter.2018 July 15, Richard Fausset, “Georgia Governor Candidate [Casey Cagle] Caught Saying He’s in Race to Be the ‘Craziest’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN...
4. (derogatory, figuratively, often, transitive) To adopt the behavior and mannerisms of (another); to pretend to be (someone or something).
   • Why has the Russian Federation decided to cosplay the Nazi Third Reich by attacking the peaceful neighboring state and plunging the region into war?2022 March 17, Michael Luciano, quoting Sergiy Kyslytsya, “‘The Russian Federation Has Decided to Cosplay the Nazi Third Reich’: Ukraine’s Ambassador Blasts Russian Counterpart to His Face”, in Aidan...

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