minifigure

English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ figure.

Noun

minifigure (plural minifigures)

1. A small figure of a person, especially in toys such as Lego.
   • 2021 June 3, Joshua Lyon, “How to Clean Grimy Old Lego Bricks”, in Wirecutter‎^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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.

Derived terms

• microfigure
• nanofigure