SCP

See also: scp

English

Etymology

(genre): An initialism of special containment procedures. Not an initialism of the SCP Foundation’s motto, secure, contain, protect, which is a backronym from SCP.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.siˌpi/

Noun

SCP (plural SCPs)

1. (law) Initialism of Senior Crown Prosecutor.
2. (fandom slang) A genre of science fiction horror consisting of quasi-scientific reports on the capture, containment, and attempted study of a variety of supernatural entities by the fictional shadow organization known as the SCP Foundation.
   • 2018, Adam Sippel, SCP Breakout‎^[2]:

     SCP Breakout is an SCP experience based on the horror genre of the same title.

   • 2019, Michael Nooras, Tales of SCP‎^[3]:

     If you start reading or just heard about SCP and the writing community. This is the book to start reading.

   • 2021, Grace Anderson Wilson, Terrifying SCP Horror Stories‎^[4]:
3. (fandom slang) Such a report or supernatural entity.
   • 2021, qntm, There is No Antimemetics Division‎^[5]:

     The Foundation as a whole acquires about a dozen new SCPs annually.

Anagrams

• CPS, CPs, CSP, PCS, PCs, PSC, SPC, cps, pcs, pcs., psc