sheeple
People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefsPeople who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.
» Don't be sheeple.
Ergulis · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(derogatory, plural, plural only, slang)People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.
Fähnchen im Wind, Herdenmensch, Jasager
о́вощóvošč, чел-ове́кčel-ovék, бы́длоbýdlo
Examples
3 sentencesDon't be sheeple.
Wake up, sheeple!
ruПроснись, чел-овечество! — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
They follow the masses and structure their lives mainly to please the perception of others. They're sheeple. Every last one of them.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Blend of sheep (“likened to sheep in a herd that follow without independent thought”) + peBlend of sheep (“likened to sheep in a herd that follow without independent thought”) + people.
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