NPC
NPC noun: a person with no ability to think for themselves; a sheeple (originally referring to opponents of US President Donald Trump). Also the initialism of non-player character.
Noun
NPC (countable and uncountable, plural NPCs)
- A person with no ability to think for themselves; a sheeple (originally referring to opponents of US President Donald Trump).
- Several months ago, users on 4chan and Reddit, the online message forums, started using the term NPC to refer to liberals. These people, they said, join the anti-Trump crowd not because they are led by independent thought or conscience to oppose President Trump’s policies, but because they’re...[2018 October 16, Kevin Roose, “What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet’s New Favorite Insult?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2022
- While watching the VOD later, xQc insinuated that Fortnite pro Bucke was an "NPC" who was only there to defend Tate and not give Piker a fair shot – and what resulted afterward has caused quite a stir in its own right.2022 July 22, Alec Mullins, “NRG Bucke kicks off after xQc calls him an “NPC” for siding with Andrew Tate”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2022
Verb
NPC
- To act as an NPC (“non-player character”) in a game.
- All characters wish to submit to the game must be either netural or good even though the group will have to interact with evil beings as well. To preserve the group from being totally dark and paranoid, I will NPC the evil characters.2003 November 25, PBM List Autoposter, “New: In the Light and in the Shadows (free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg)”, in rec.games.pbm (Usenet), message-ID <3fc30f0d$1@news.meer.net>
- [in a deleted scene, one of the signs used by the homeless Q*bert gang reads as follows]
"will npc in fps 4 food!"2012, Wreck-It Ralph (movie)
Also used as
NPC is also the initialism of non-player character.
NPC is also the initialism of no patient care.
NPC is also the initialism of Niemann-Pick disease type C.
NPC is also the initialism of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
NPC is also the initialism of non-printing character.
NPC is also the initialism of neighbourhood police center.
Forms of NPC
| plural | NPCs |
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Questions about NPC
- What does NPC mean?
- NPC means a person with no ability to think for themselves; a sheeple (originally referring to opponents of US President Donald Trump).
- What part of speech is NPC?
- NPC can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of NPC?
- The plural of NPC is NPCs.
Words near NPC in the dictionary
Source and license
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