Meanings
nounlet's play (plural let's plays)
plural let's plays · alternative Let's Play
- Internetcountablevideo gamesA video recording or comparable broadcast in which a person plays a video game while commenting on the gameplay.
Synonyms: LP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA video recording or comparable broadcast in which a person plays a video game while commenting on the gameplay.
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Origin
Originates from the titles of forum threads on the website Something Awful.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French let's play
- let's playa video game commentary series
Japanese 実況プレイ
- 実況プレイ (jikkyō purei)a video game commentary series
Korean 실황(實況) 플레이
- 실황(實況) 플레이 (silhwang peullei)a video game commentary series
Polish let's play
- let's playa video game commentary series
Portuguese let's play, gameplay
- let's playa video game commentary series
- gameplaya video game commentary series
Russian летсплей
- летсплей (letsplej)a video game commentary series
Spanish let's play
- let's playa video game commentary series
Ukrainian нумограй, летсплей
- нумограй (numohraj)a video game commentary series
- летсплей (letsplej)a video game commentary series
Cite this entry
APA
let's play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20play
MLA
“let's play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let's play,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20play.
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