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NPCs

NPCs is the plural of NPC.

Meaning of NPC

Noun

NPC (countable and uncountable, plural NPCs)

  1. (Internet, figuratively, roleplaying games) 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

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Questions about NPCs

What is NPCs the plural of?
NPCs is the plural of NPC.

Words near NPCs in the dictionary

  1. NPAPI
  2. NPAS
  3. NPC
  4. NPCA
  5. NPCC
  6. NPCs
  7. NPD
  8. NPDer
  9. NPDers
  10. NPDES
  11. NPE

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