Definition for: sheeple

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English

Etymology

Blend of sheep and people ; first used in Google's Usenet archive on 26 September 1991 in an article on soc.culture.african.american...though some attribute it to earlier writings by Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, who was evidently somewhat prone to using the term.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːpəl

Alternative spellings

• sheople

Noun

sheeple plural ( no singular )

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

   The American sheeple should know that George W. Bush is not really for smaller government.

   The 'sheeple' of Toronto have spoken and Ontario gets another coat of red paint .

Synonyms

• sheep

Antonyms

• free-thinkers
• sceptics/skeptics

See also

• groupthink
• obsequious
• yes-man

Other Translations for "sheeple"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		sheeple
Hex		f3 e8 65 65 f0 6c 65
Pig Latin		eepleshay

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