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stick figure
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stick figure1
Probably earlier than 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Those who saw the renders with genderless stick figures preferred the women’s match, 59 percent to 41 percent.
From FiveThirtyEight
A little stick figure with a wedge-shaped head shuffles across the screen.
Close by, the artist’s “Pyramidian” evokes a gigantic stick figure, its arms thrown wide open as if to embrace the world.
From Washington Post
Each was slightly different, and each bore some resemblance to a stick-figure, a geometrical figure or just a childish scrawl.
From Project Gutenberg
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