Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Sheeple - Have you seen any lately?
A folk usage of portmanteau refers to a word that is formed by combining both sounds and meanings from two or more words...
From WikiPedia.com:
"Sheeple is a term of disparagement, a portmanteau created by combining the words 'sheep' and 'people', a reference to herd mentality. It is often used to denote persons who acquiesce to authority, and thus undermine their own human individuality. The implication of sheeple is that people believe whatever they are told, without processing it to be sure that it is an accurate representation of the real world around them. The term is generally used in a political sense."
