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Effigy: A figure or image that represents someone or something. Sometimes, people make crude effigies of someone they don't like and hang, burn, or abuse them to show their disapproval or make fun of them.
An effigy is a figure or image that represents someone or something. It can be a crude representation of someone who is disliked. People sometimes hang, burn, or abuse effigies to show their disapproval or ridicule.
These examples illustrate how effigies can be used to represent different things and can be created for various purposes.