improv
verbEtymology Clipping of improvisation and improvise.
1
To perform improv.
improv
nounUS /ˈɪmpɹɑv/ · UK /ˈɪmpɹɒv/
Etymology Clipping of improvisation and improvise.
1
Informal Improvisation.
2
Acting, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater A form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.
- She got her start doing improv at The Second City.
- During one improv workshop, Keith Johnstone told me to clear my mind and start again.2024 May 14, Clay Drinko, “Lower Your Expectations”, in Psychology Today:
- Synonyms
- impro
- Derived terms
- improver, improvisational comedy, improvisational theatre, netprov, soloprov, twoprov