meeple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations

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[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)

1. A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.

[edit] Quotations

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