sheeple

English

Alternative forms

• sheople

Etymology

Blend of sheep and people.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːpəl

Noun

sheeple (plural only)

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

Synonyms

• sheep

Antonyms

• free-thinkers
• sceptics/skeptics

Translations

the sheeple, one of the sheeple

• Dutch: kudde (nl)
• French: pigeon (fr) m
• German: (one of the) Herdenmensch (de) m, Herdenmenschen (de) m pl

• Portuguese: manada (pt) f
• Volapük: (one of the, ♂♀) jepamen (vo), (♂♀) jepamens (vo) pl, (collective ♂♀) jepamenem (vo)

See also

• groupthink
• obsequious
• yes-man