SINCE 1828
sheeple
plural noun
shee·ple
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Definition of sheeple
informal
: people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced : people likened to sheep
James Nichols, who ran the family farm here, stamped dollar bills with red ink in protest against currency and told his neighbors that they were "sheeple" for obeying authority like livestock.— Sara Rimer and James Bennet
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Other newcomers Sokolowski shared are aquafaba, beatdown, zomboid, twerk, sheeple, wayback, bokeh, botnet, emoji, facepalm, frowny, hivemind, puggle and nubber. — Leanne Italie, Fox News, "Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words," 24 Sep. 2018 Other newcomers Sokolowski shared are aquafaba, beatdown, zomboid, twerk, sheeple, wayback, bokeh, botnet, emoji, facepalm, frowny, hivemind, puggle and nubber. — Leanne Itali, The Seattle Times, "Yowza! Scrabble dictionary update adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play," 24 Sep. 2018 Maestro Federer has legitimized skipping the clay season even though healthy and now all the sheeple on the ATP tour are following along. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: The Ups and Downs of Sloane Stephens," 4 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sheeple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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