meeple

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A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game
A small person shaped figure used as a players token in a board game. Presumably derived from me and people. In the board game Carcasonne the meeples are wooden and distinguished by colour
meeple

    Etimoloji

    () 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.