Definition of 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) blacked out to resolve 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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| Definitions include: general derogatory term for a female. | |
| Definitions include: a guest who eats all of the host's food and drinks all of the host's drinks. | |
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| Definitions include: An insult. | |
| Definitions include: a person with major emotional issues. | |
| Definitions include: a person who behaves overly fawning so as to win favor; "suck-up". | |
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| Definitions include: a physically masculine woman. | |
| Definitions include: a know-it-all. | |
| Definitions include: to be overly fawning so as to win favor. | |
Other terms relating to 'to follow the crowd': | |
| Definitions include: a person excessively interested in culture. | |
| Definitions include: to do what is popular, follow the crowd. | |
| Definitions include: a person who likes only what is currently popular. | |
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| Definitions include: a term used in lieu of a profanity. | |
| Definitions include: A combination of sheep with people. | |
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