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Published 30 Apr, 2016 07:14am

Story Times: Word of the week

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Cosplay’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Cosplay

Noun

Definition: The practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game; especially one from the Japanese genres of manga or anime.

Examples:

• “About three years now, I started by helping make my friends their costumes for anime cosplay activities.”

• “To see heroes of Paragon City in real life is to see a bleak view of an all cosplay future.”

• “I had convention dreams last night, with lots of references to Auckland Armageddon, especially a certain winner of the cosplay awards.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 30th, 2015

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