sheeple

Definitions

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

derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang

Equivalents

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Bosanskiстадо

Češtinaovčanovce

Ελληνικάπρόβατα

Esperantoŝafhomo

Suomivaalikarja

Hrvatskiстадо

Magyarbirka

Latinapecus

Nederlandskudde

Polskileming

Portuguêsgadomanada

Русскийбыдлоовощчел-ове́к

Српскистадо

Türkçeuymacı

Examples

“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.”

“He'll take⟳ himself down. Yeah, history always proves that, right? Just wait⟳ for justice, you sheeple…”

“Being a sheeple isn't always dangerous. A lot of the time it can just make⟳ a person look⟳ foolish, more than anything.”

“I think⟳ it's the HYDRA, the group of whatevers that rule⟳ the world, those elitists that laugh⟳ at us, joke about their environmentalist sheeples doing their bidding while they sip the best wine on the planet, ride⟳ around in private jets, […]”

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