npc

«npc» in Mova's school dictionary: Short for "non-player character": a character in a video… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (NPC, NPCs); noun (an NPC)

meaning for a pupil

1) (games) Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player. tree →

2) (slang, rude) An insult for a person who seems boring, follows the crowd or does not think for themselves. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used by gamers: shopkeepers, villagers and guards in games are often NPCs who repeat the same lines. Among teenagers, calling someone an "NPC" is an unkind insult. Phrases: "talk to the NPC", "NPC behaviour".

examples

• Talk to the NPC in the village to get your next quest. tree →
• The NPC kept saying the same line over and over. tree →
• In Minecraft, villagers are NPCs. tree →
• That NPC sells potions and swords. tree →
• "Stop acting like an NPC!" he said, which was mean. (slang) tree →
• Some NPCs in the game help you, others attack you. tree →

note

Say each letter: "en-pee-see"; "an NPC" (because "N" sounds like "en"). Plural "NPCs". The insult is unkind, like calling someone a robot.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «npc» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.