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Wikidiffcom vs Sheeple - What's the difference?

wikidiffcom | sheeple |

As a noun sheeple is

(derogatory|slang) people who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

wikidiffcom

Not English

Wikidiffcom has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

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