English

Noun

rôleplay ‎(plural rôleplays)

1. Alternative spelling of roleplay
   • 1983: Gérard Deledalle, Semiotics and Pragmatics: Proceedings of the Perpignan Symposium‎, page 124 (John Benjamin’s Publishing Company; ISBN 9027232903, 9789027232908)

     On this basis it becomes clear why Bühler occasionally describes the symbols as rôle-indicating signs (cf. 1934: 381); though they are capable of undertaking a transference from the occurrence of the speech situation, they are unable to do without deictic pointers to produce the rôleplay in language.

   • 1998: “tim_walls”, uk.railway (Google group): Thicky Passengers!, the 19^th day of August at 8 o’clock a.m.

     Find a friend and attempt the following rôleplay in order to clarify the dialogue:
     Friend: “I think it is sunny in London.”
     You:  “I think it is sunny in Brighton.”
     Friend: “Well, yes, but not as sunny.”

Verb

rôleplay ‎(third-person singular simple present rôleplays, present participle rôleplaying, simple past and past participle rôleplayed)

1. Alternative spelling of roleplay
   • 1998: “Jeff Zeitlin”, rec.games.frp.misc (Google group): Holy grail of SFRPGs? (re: traveller et al.), the 11^th day of December at 9 o’clock a.m.

     Looking at Traveller, I’d say offhand that the two most alien major races are the K’kree and the Hivers. But even they can be “explained” (well enough to rôleplay, anyway).

   • 1999: “Ouroboros”, uk.media.tv.friends (Google group): Getting to know you more, the 2^nd day of January at 9 o’clock a.m.

     Talking of sex rôleplaying, I must phone Janice :)