stick figure
noun
1
: a drawing showing the head of a human being or animal as a circle and all other parts as straight lines
2
: a fictional character lacking depth and believability
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These are not stick figures in my head, these are real people, my friends’ children.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
The commitment to the bit is remarkable: A man spent 10 months, 121 runs and roughly 700 miles to make his route map look like a dancing stick figure.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Chilling details were revealed at a preliminary hearing for Colin Gray about what was found in the Gray home on September 4 – the day of the Apalachee High School shooting – including a notebook containing drawings by Colt Gray depicting stick figures with wounds.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The grainy stick figures appeared tiny against the immensity of wetlands and sky.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
The commitment to the bit is remarkable: A man spent 10 months, 121 runs and roughly 700 miles to make his route map look like a dancing stick figure.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Chilling details were revealed at a preliminary hearing for Colin Gray about what was found in the Gray home on September 4 – the day of the Apalachee High School shooting – including a notebook containing drawings by Colt Gray depicting stick figures with wounds.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The grainy stick figures appeared tiny against the immensity of wetlands and sky.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Stick figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20figure. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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