meeple
English
editEtymology
editBlend of my + people. Coined in November 2000 by Alison Hansel[1] during a game of Carcassonne on the South Shore of Massachusetts[2].
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmiːpəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːpəl
Noun
editmeeple (plural meeples or meeple)
- A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:meeple.