meeple means A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
meeple is pronounced /ˈmiːpəl/.
Etymology
Blend of my + people. Coined by Alison Hansel in November 2000 during a game of Carcassonne on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
noun
- A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:meeple.”