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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Rihanna, always a trendsetter, made a subtle update to her long-time stick figure avatar on Instagram by adding blonde hair—a change her fans definitely noticed.
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
Using stick figures, the child drew, numbering each year, an accounting of his experiences over the past several years including this one.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The creative 6-year-old had colored some of the characters purple and drawn some stick figures in some of the scenes.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Drawings in notebooks found in the home detailed how Colt Gray would carry out a shooting using stick figures that would end in his death by suicide, investigators testified.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
Using stick figures, the child drew, numbering each year, an accounting of his experiences over the past several years including this one.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The creative 6-year-old had colored some of the characters purple and drawn some stick figures in some of the scenes.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Drawings in notebooks found in the home detailed how Colt Gray would carry out a shooting using stick figures that would end in his death by suicide, investigators testified.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Stick figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20figure. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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