English
Etymology
blend|sheep|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: Rhymes:English:-i�p�l|-i�p�l
Alternative spellings
sheople<!-- about 200 Google hits compared to 26,000 for "sheeple" -->
Noun
sheeple plural (no singular)
#(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
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