1
: tiny imaginary beings (such as fairies, elves, and leprechauns) of folklore
2
: children
3
: common people
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Rodman, who launched his acting career with a starring role opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1997 action film Double Team, later starred in the 2007 comedy The Minis as a basketball legend convinced to coach a team of little people.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There might be some great ideas from us, the little people.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
And Trump also seems to believe, at least judging by his behavior, that rules are for suckers and little people.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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In the new clip, birds chirp and the camera zooms through what can only be described as a CGI take on a claymation Smurf Village, home of the blue little people created by Belgian animator Pierre Culliford (a.k.a.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Rodman, who launched his acting career with a starring role opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1997 action film Double Team, later starred in the 2007 comedy The Minis as a basketball legend convinced to coach a team of little people.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There might be some great ideas from us, the little people.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
And Trump also seems to believe, at least judging by his behavior, that rules are for suckers and little people.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Little people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20people. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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