carebear
carebear noun: a player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world.
Noun
carebear (plural carebears)
- A player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world.
- Role-players, carebears and casual gamers belong here. They advance at their own pace, oblivious to the race going on around them.2001, John Peat, “Losing XP - is it the fairest system”, in alt.games.anarchy-online (Usenet)
- If a guy turns out to be a griefer, he won't last... […] Personally, i'd^([sic]) be more than happy if the carebear fucks stayed the hell out of Neocron.2002, Ron Jeremy, “I'm done with AC2.. Moving to Neocron on 13th!”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.asherons_call (Usenet)
Forms of carebear
| plural | carebears |
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Origin of carebear
From care + bear, referring to the Care Bears, a brand of cheerful bear figures on greeting cards.
Questions about carebear
- What does carebear mean?
- Carebear means a player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world.
- What part of speech is carebear?
- Carebear is a noun.
- What is the plural of carebear?
- The plural of carebear is carebears.
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