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ENTRY No. 026OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED BY NOBODY
APPLIES/ ˌen.piːˈsiː /
NOUN · NON-PLAYER CHARACTER
Stands for “non-player character”, the background characters in video games who repeat the same lines. Calling someone an NPC means they seem to go along with everything, lack original thoughts or act on autopilot.
ZACK’S TRANSLATION
Someone with three lines of dialogue and a walking route. You see them every morning at the same bus stop. They see you too.
“He just said ‘same’ to everything. Total NPC.”
He was being polite. You’d know if you tried it.
“I’m an NPC before my coffee.”
Your one line is “huh?”
“Every NPC at work said ‘busy week, eh?’”
They’re not NPCs. They’re British.
| WHAT THEY SAY | “He’s such an NPC.” |
|---|---|
| WHAT THEY MEAN | “He doesn’t think for himself.” |
| GROWN-UP VERSION | “He’s a bit of a sheep.” |
HOW NPC ARE YOU? (TODAY’S AVERAGE READER, MADE UP)
FIND OUT PROPERLY
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