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carebear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From care + bear, referring to the Care Bears, a brand of cheerful bear figures on greeting cards.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang) A player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world.
   • There are always going to be carebears who will scream at the slightest notion that they can't take their leisurely stroll through the game where nothing bad ever happens, but piss on 'em. :-) 2002, foamy, “Sar^([sic]) Wars MMOG: No appeal for me”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):
   • Role-players, carebears and casual gamers belong here. They advance at their own pace, oblivious to the race going on around them. 2001, John Peat, “Losing XP - is it the fairest system”, in alt.games.anarchy-online (Usenet):
   • If a guy turns out to be a griefer, he won't last... […] Personally, i'd^([sic]) be more than happy if the carebear fucks stayed the hell out of Neocron. 2002, Ron Jeremy, “I'm done with AC2.. Moving to Neocron on 13th!”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.asherons_call (Usenet):

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