What does the network term cpy mean?

1, cosplay in a narrow sense is to imitate and dress up the characters in the virtual world, also called role-playing. As a result, a new meaning has been derived from the internet, which is often used to describe "a person who pretends to be a certain person".

2. In a broad sense, it refers to the use of clothing, ornaments, props and makeup to play the role in animation works and games. People who play COSPLAY are generally called COSPLAYER.

Extended data

Cosplayer, that is, the actor of role costume, refers to putting on the costumes of various characters in commercial works and acting as the characters in the works, including animation, comics, video games, visual orchestral music, puppet shows unique to Taiwan Province Province, etc. Role-playing began in Japan. At first, members of various societies dressed up as characters in cartoons or video games to attract colleagues to visit the booth, which was called "watching the version", and soon caused an explosive trend, and the number of people joining the role-playing ranks increased rapidly.

Later, role-playing was no longer just for promotion, but became a non-mainstream culture. The starting point of dressing up has become because of the love for characters in various works. Through role-playing, people who used to exist only in the unreal world can appear in the real world, and at the same time, they can have the illusion of being in the comic world and live an addiction to being the protagonist of comics.