sheeple
plural noun
shee·ple
ˈshē-pəl 
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.—
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To make a bold and beautiful strategic move, Tony turns to none other than Josh, the village idiot, and the Dumb & Dumber duo get to work on a master plan that will stop the sheeple in their tracks.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Rules are for sheeple!
—Dan Selinger, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022
Bunch of communist sheeple.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2020
Open your eyes, sheeple: The donkey was a freaking fraud!
—Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
Singularity throws images of liberation back at a nation of sheeple.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020
Unlike in the world of sheeple, who are so obsessed with buying this and owning that, money doesn’t matter in my happy place.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
The cancel culture is often stoked by sheeples with no interest in drilling down to truths.
—Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019
Chemtrails, fluoride, vaccines, antidepressants: In the politics of conspiracy, these poisons are what turn people into sheeple.
—Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2019
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Rules are for sheeple!
—Dan Selinger, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022
Bunch of communist sheeple.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2020
Open your eyes, sheeple: The donkey was a freaking fraud!
—Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
Singularity throws images of liberation back at a nation of sheeple.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020
Unlike in the world of sheeple, who are so obsessed with buying this and owning that, money doesn’t matter in my happy place.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
The cancel culture is often stoked by sheeples with no interest in drilling down to truths.
—Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019
Chemtrails, fluoride, vaccines, antidepressants: In the politics of conspiracy, these poisons are what turn people into sheeple.
—Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Sheeple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheeple. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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