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sheeple

noun
/ˈʃiːpəl/

Etymology

Blend of sheep (“likened to sheep in a herd that follow without independent thought”) + people.

  1. derived from *poplos✻ — “army”
  2. derived from populus
  3. inherited from puple
  4. compounded as sheeple — “sheep + people”

Definitions

  1. People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.

    • War protesters . . . did appear along Mr. Rumsfeld's path carrying signs saying "Bush is a Liar" and "Wake Up, Sheeple".
    • [F]ormer MP Garth Turner’s new book . . . is entitled Sheeple, a term apparently applied to people who often take on the characteristics—curly white hair covering most of the body, fondness for grazing, tendency to do as told—of sheep.
    • Harmless vapour trails left by planes? That's what they want you to think, sheeple.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA