sheeple

plural noun shee·ple \ ˈshē-pəl \

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

Recent Examples of sheeple from the Web

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. 2018

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