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Which cartoon character's name came to mean "insignificant or worthless"?

character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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I fell in love with the retailer the same way that Hemingway once described a character going bankrupt: “Gradually, then suddenly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The character hovered beside Kimmel during his Thursday monologue and offered to handle everything from his social media posts to his personal needs.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Unlike her ruthless character on the show, she said she was more of a "kill them with kindness kind of girl rather than a blatantly bullish bulldog".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

My mind was racing now, filling this character I now realized I knew into Togbe’s childhood stories.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Playing versions of the Chaplins, the Holbrooke sisters share shades of classic Herzog characters while being quite unlike any of the eccentrics he’s brought to life before.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Through the characters, it shows the enduring nature of love and friendship, and that, even though all this stuff is going on, people survive."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

One of the Games’ most popular characters was the “shy robot,” which went viral for a running style that makes absolutely no sense if you have a human body.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

She reaches an arm behind the monitor, pulls out a long sleeve, and unzips it to unveil a shiny red sword with golden Japanese characters inscribed onto the blade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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