A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

PRONUNCIATION:

(SHEE-puhl) 

MEANING:

noun: People who unquestioningly accept what’s said by a political leader, marketer, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of sheep + people. Earliest documented use: 1945.

USAGE:

"The general public -- the mass of sheeple -- want to cling to two core beliefs.”
 Pinchas Landau; Who’s in Charge?; Jerusalem Post (Israel); Nov 14, 2014.