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SCP¹

  • /ˈɛs.siˌpi/ US

noun SCPs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Senior Crown Prosecutor
  2. UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Southend Confelicity Party
  3. UK, abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of Senior Citizens Party

SCP²

  • /ˈɛs.siˌpi/ US

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

noun SCPs

  1. slang, uncountable 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. SCP Breakout is an SCP experience based on the horror genre of the same title.
  2. countable, slang Such a report or supernatural entity. The Foundation as a whole acquires about a dozen new SCPs annually.

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"SCP." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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SCP. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scp

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"SCP." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scp.

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@misc{scp_2026,
  title = {SCP},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}