meeple
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Blend of my and people. Coined in November of 2000 by Alison Hansel during a game of Carcassonne when she fused "my" and "people" to describe the wooden figures each player uses in that game.
[edit] Noun
meeple (plural meeples)
- A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
[edit] Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
