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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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The young Pacheco character showed the visitor to his guest room, and kicked some saddle bags out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Piker has survived his first hellish election cycle as a main character.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

"There has been a lot of pressure on him and that's how we repay him, with a comeback like this, big character, big fight," Youri Tielemans told Amazon Prime following their win over Roma.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Many wore triangular paper hats similar to a popular animated character from Czech TV that has become a symbol of the protest.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

But there is one other character not yet present.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

One of the reasons he did not was he thought their characters would clash, that the relationship would be too combustible.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Any number of series have spelunked the lives of the young during what seem like unencouraging times, with appropriate titles—the ironic “Euphoria,” the unsubtle “Everything Sucks!” and the comedy “Adults,” whose characters are anything but.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The novel, set in Western Australia with two teenage boys as the main characters, was also shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Awards and the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Additions like a full bus system, detailed non-player characters and a much, much larger map all have gamers itching to start playing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The more one looks at the chief characters in this scene and listens to their voices, the more the salient question changes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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