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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Garland and Boyle also have devoted time and effort to character psychology, to making the members of the Icarus’ crew into recognizable people and not Hollywood stick figures.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
As a nod to those some of those restrictions—and with some humor mixed in—the league celebrated Canada forward Mitch Marner’s overtime winner against Switzerland earlier in the day in a very different way, posting a crude stick figure animation.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the mural, stick figures formed a circle.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
And the Aztecs, with a dull product, don’t draw stick figures to Snapdragon.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
As a nod to those some of those restrictions—and with some humor mixed in—the league celebrated Canada forward Mitch Marner’s overtime winner against Switzerland earlier in the day in a very different way, posting a crude stick figure animation.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the mural, stick figures formed a circle.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
And the Aztecs, with a dull product, don’t draw stick figures to Snapdragon.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Stick figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20figure. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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