Etymology

LarpTube

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Today it means: The community of YouTube channels dedicated to or relevant to live-action roleplaying (LARP). Full definition →

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The story

Blend of LARP + YouTube. By surface analysis, LARP + -Tube.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2023 The community of YouTube channels dedicated to or relevant to live-action roleplaying (LARP).
  • from 2026 The community of YouTube channels larping as (i.e. directly imitating the style of) other YouTubers, particularly those from the 2010's.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.