NPC

Gen Z Slang

Definition

NPC: Short for “non-player character”; slang for someone perceived as generic or lacking independent thought, behaving in a robotic, scripted, background-character way.

Examples

"Everyone in the comment section was acting like NPCs, just repeating the same takes without thinking."

"He’s chill, but low-key an NPC—always agrees with whatever the group says."

"That vlog felt so NPC, like she was following a script with zero original vibe."