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Re:The Euphemism Treadmill by teddyh on Thursday August 22, 2024 @01:06PM (#41322267)
They used to call those “NPC:s”, but I believe that this term has fallen out of favor.
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Re:The Euphemism Treadmill by EnigmaFlare on Friday August 23, 2024 @09:01PM (#41334626)
NPC was derogatory from the start though. It should be descriptive without implying (or always being used as) judgement.
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