Puppet and Token

Puppet

Puppet noun - A small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything.

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Token and puppet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Token" instead the word "Puppet" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: puppetry, puppeteer

Token noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.

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Puppet and token are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Puppet" instead the word "Token" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: tokenism

good	good puppet	good token
rare	rare puppet	rare token
small	small puppet	small token
black	black puppet	black token
Other adjectives: living, beautiful, white, new, political, giant.

In a token gesture towards realism the puppet was actually on the witness list because of GOB's efforts.

Source: Make the Dog Testify
Gender Flip: The male Lieutenant Green from the original puppet series becomes female in New Captain Scarlet, but remains the Token Minority in both.

Source: Western Animation / Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
This Is My Side: Happens in "Birthday Surprise" after an argument between Stingy and Trixie Token Human: Stephanie is the only human child, and the only female human, even though her uncle and every other townsperson is a puppet.

Source: Series / LazyTown

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