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 took the form of stick figures portraying all the different sports, like running and cycling, and also symbols of simple things like stairs and buses and taxis.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The author had drawn a tiny house near the base of the tornado and a stick figure running away.
—Kate Carpenter / Made By History, TIME, 19 July 2024
The drawings looked like stick figures, and each molecule had its own nickname and headgear.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Archaeologists recently discovered a series of stick figures scrawled on the walls of Pompeii.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The author had drawn a tiny house near the base of the tornado and a stick figure running away.
—Kate Carpenter / Made By History, TIME, 19 July 2024
The drawings looked like stick figures, and each molecule had its own nickname and headgear.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Archaeologists recently discovered a series of stick figures scrawled on the walls of Pompeii.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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“Stick figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20figure. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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