For a Laugh: Sheeple has been added to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, Apple user quote used as example

[WMGroomAK]

Had to post this for the laugh factor of it although it might be moved to off-topic...  The people over at Merriam Webster may not actually be Apple fans judging by one of the quotes they use in the definition for 'Sheeple'.  In an article at the Verge, it's been noticed that one of the quotes on the use of the word Sheeple is from a 2015 news roundup from CNN as follows:

 

http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/4/28/15473858/apple-merriam-webster-sheeple-definition-iphone-ipad

 

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“Apple's debuted a battery case for the juice-sucking iPhone — an ungainly lumpy case the sheeple will happily shell out $99 for,” the example reads. It’s from a 2015 news roundup Criss published on CNN’s website, which Merriam-Webster seems to point to as a prime example of the popular modern-day use of the term. Sheeple dates back to 1945, according to the dictionary entry, most likely as a derogatory term for helpless followers of consumer trends of the time. Nowadays, however, it’s more likely to poke fun at blind followers of the iPhone maker.

Here is a link to the Merriam Webster site: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheeple

 

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Definition of sheeple
informal

:people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced :  people likened to sheep

 

James Nichols, who ran the family farm here, stamped dollar bills with red ink in protest against currency and told his neighbors that they were “sheeple” for obeying authority like livestock. — Sara Rimer and James Bennet

 

Apple's debuted a battery case for the juice-sucking iPhone—an ungainly lumpy case the sheeple will happily shell out $99 for. — Doug Criss

 

As I said, it is kind of funny, although there may be some people who take this a bit too seriously...  On a serious note though to all the sheeple out there, any person can be a sheeple for any tech company, not just Apple.

Edited April 28, 2017 by WMGroomAK
added defintion

[ARikozuM]

I can see why they added the example since most of their examples are common phrases or usages. Though, I'm still waiting for them to make [an] example of "whoopie"...

[SansVarnic]

2 hours ago, WMGroomAK said:

As I said, it is kind of funny, although there may be some people who take this a bit too seriously...  On a serious note though to all the sheeple out there, any person can be a sheeple for any tech company, not just Apple.

I always use the term iSheeple when referring to Apple Sheeple. But yes this correct. Good post.

[Okjoek]

They needed to add the word docile by a different name? Boring.

[Castdeath97]

So, is Merriam Webster the new Urban dictionary?

[VerticalDiscussions]

Sheeps with Iphone battery cases?

 

[Syntaxvgm]

And on the other side, Oxford made a fucking emoji the word of the year in 2015. Not the word "emoji" but an actual emoji. 

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/11/word-of-the-year-2015-emoji/

We're fucked.