minifigure

English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ figure.

Noun

minifigure (plural minifigures)

  1. A small figure of a person, especially in toys such as Lego.
    • 2019 July 3, Filip, “LEGO Microfigures, Minifigures, and Nanofigures”, in Minifigures Blog‎[1], archived from the original on 26 September 2021:
      They are often used as decorations, like in set 9526 Star Wars Palpatine Arrest (2012) were two pearl gold monochrome minifigures represent statues.
    • 2021 June 3, Joshua Lyon, “How to Clean Grimy Old Lego Bricks”, in Wirecutter‎[2], archived from the original on 16 January 2024:
      Dismantle all the pieces, and place any with stickers or printing (like minifigure torsos) aside.
    • 2024 October 10, Alissa Wilkinson, “‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams’s Life, in Legos”, in The New York Times‎[3], archived from the original on 16 November 2024:
      The subjects, which include Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Daft Punk, show up rendered as cylinder-headed, block-bodied minifigures, Lego parlance for the people-shaped pieces.

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