stick figure

noun

1. a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stick figure¹

Probably earlier than 1945–50

Example Sentences

The medic added: "Biology is significantly more complicated than a stick figure with trousers and a stick figure with a skirt."

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Through the open gates of bases, soldiers were carrying out routine maintenance, stick figures on the lines of tanks, etched against the late afternoon sky.

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It uses stick figures with Biden’s head, stomping an energy plant with a stick foot.

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Four stick figures are standing in a line: Baba, Mama, me, and Zayd.

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“I've also found these,” she said, pulling drawings of stick figures, animals and rainbows out of her backpack, some with smiley-face stickers on them.

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