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Sheeple - What does it mean?

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sheeple

English

Alternative forms

* sheople

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.
  • * 2005 Sept. 11, Glen Justice and John Files, " Commemoration or Promotion? Walk Highlights Iraq Divide," New York Times (retrieved 21 Aug 2014):
    • War protesters . . . did appear along Mr. Rumsfeld's path carrying signs saying "Bush is a Liar" and "Wake Up, Sheeple ".
  • * 2009 Aug. 27, Aaron Wherry, " The Commons: You bore us, Mr. Ignatieff," Macleans (Canada) (retrieved 21 Aug 2014):
    • [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.
  • * 2010 Aug. 20, Richard Adams, " The American far-right's top 10 paranoid conspiracy theories (photo caption)," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 21 Aug 2014)
    • Harmless vapour trails left by planes? That's what they want you to think, sheeple .

    Synonyms

    * sheep

    Antonyms

    * free-thinkers * sceptics/skeptics

    See also

    * groupthink * obsequious * yes-man

    Not English

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