Last week, a trolling campaign organized by right-wing internet users spilled over onto Twitter. The campaign, which was born in the fever swamps of 4chan and Reddit message boards, involved creating ...

What is NPC, TikTok's latest trend? Sometimes, the content that pops up on our feed is nothing short of "Where'd they come up with this?" and NPC certainly fits the bill. Other fads making their way ...

Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is ...

Wait, What Does ‘NPC’ Mean? originally appeared on Parade. You probably hear a lot of different terms and slang words you’re unfamiliar with on the daily thanks to how fast things travel on the ...

TikTok creator “Pinkydoll” recently blew up on Twitter after clips of her seemingly random catchphrases and cartoonish movements baffled commentators; Twitter had uncovered the weird world of TikTok ...

“Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn!,” Trisha Paytas says in a high-pitched, sing-song chant. She then pantomimes a basketball: “Dribble dribble ...

TikTok's latest viral trend isn't a choreographed dance, lip-sync performance or Venetian woman screaming at pickpockets. In fact, most people really aren't sure how to describe it. Yet the words of ...

In video game parlance, NPCs, or nonplayable characters, are side characters a player cannot control. They are preprogrammed, usually with looping scripted dialogue and robotic movements. NPC ...