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Definition of a sheep
sheep
noun
- a person who follows or mimics others, without thought.
Those kids and their baggy pants are sheep.
Citation from "Us or Them", The Event (TV), Season 1 Episode 19 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to follow the crowd.
Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Robert M. from San Rafael, CA, USA on Feb 28 1998.
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- Sheep aren't viewed as very intelligent, the term conjures up images of the animals just following one another, going wherever they're herded.
Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Robert M. from San Rafael, CA, USA on Feb 28 1998.
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