What does being a sheep mean?

disapproving. If a group of people are (like) sheep, they all behave in the same way or all behave as they are told, and cannot or will not act independently.
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What does calling someone a sheep mean?

But according to Merriam-Webster, here's the actual definition: people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced : people likened to sheep.
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What is a sheep like person?

: like a sheep especially in meekness, docility, or stupidity.
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How do you act like a sheep?

If a group of people are (like) sheep, they all behave in the same way or all behave as they are told, and cannot or will not act independently.
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What does Dont be a sheep mean?

Most people use it in "don't be a sheep." In this meaning of "being a sheep," it means someone who mindlessly follows trends, or follows something that "everyone" likes, even if it's not a good decision. It comes from how actual sheeps travel in herds, a behavior that describes when one sheep follows another.
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What is the opposite of being a sheep?

Opposite of an innocent, pure or guileless person. wolf. Noun.
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What is meant by calling a person a snail?

a slow or lazy person; sluggard.
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What is meant by calling a person a swine?

1. countable noun. If you call someone a swine, you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you.
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What do you mean by lobster?

Definition of lobster

1 : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope. 2 : spiny ...
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What does it mean to take a slug?

countable noun. If you take a slug of an alcoholic drink, you take a large mouthful of it. [informal] Edgar took a slug of his drink.
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What is a sheepdog mentality?

Col. Grossman explains that the sheepdog mentality is that we as human beings have survival instincts and survival features of both predators and prey. We as individuals decide whether we will be a wolf (predator), sheep (prey), or a Sheepdog.
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How can you tell if your a wolf?

Wolves have larger and blockier muzzles than coyotes, shorter and more rounded ears, and shorter and bushier tails. Wolves vary in color, including black, white, and shades of gray and brown.
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Who protects the sheep?

Livestock protection dogs are a primary and tradi- tional means of protecting sheep from predators, and they have become an important means of re- ducing predator attacks on sheep. These dogs live with the sheep, patrolling the perimeters of sheep grazing areas to ward off potential predators.
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What word means the same as sheep?

Sheep synonyms

A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus. 15. 12. (young) lamb.
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What is a male ram called?

Rams. A male sheep is called a ram. Buck is the slang term for ram. A young male is called a ram lamb. In parts of the United Kingdom, a ram is called a tup and the mating season is called tupping.
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What is the gender of sheep?

Male sheep are called rams, the females ewes, and immature animals lambs. Mature sheep weigh from about 35 to as much as 180 kg (80 to 400 pounds).
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How does a wolf pee?

Wolves urinate like dogs: the male lifts its leg and the female doesn't. In the wolf pack the alpha couple, consisting of a male and a female, lift their legs when they pee and the rest of the pack do not. The wolf also uses urine signals to mark its territory.
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Why are wolves not dogs?

Wolves have yellow eyes, whereas dogs more commonly have brown or blue eyes. Wolves are built to run with narrow chests and long legs, whereas the domestic dog tends to be wider and stockier. Dogs tend to be less mentally mature than a wolf of similar age. A wolf howls whereas dogs tend to bark or “yip”
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What is a wolf symbol?

The Native Wolf Symbol represents loyalty, strong family ties, good communication, education, understanding, and intelligence. Of all land animals, the Wolf has the strongest supernatural powers and is the most accomplished hunter.
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What are sheepdog people?

Grossman describes human sheepdogs as individuals who have a capacity for violence but also a moral compass and a “deep love for [their] fellow citizens.” Their hardihood and bravery gives them the ability to “walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.”
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What is the job of a sheepdog?

A sheep dog or sheepdog is generally a dog or breed of dogs historically used in connection with the raising of sheep. These include livestock guardian dogs used to guard sheep and other livestock and herding dogs used to move, manage and control sheep and other livestock.
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What's a snail without a shell?

The simplest description is that slugs are snails without shells.
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What does slugged mean in slang?

Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard.
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What is slugging with Vaseline?

“Slugging” is a “K-Beauty”—short for Korean beauty—term for slathering the face every night in Vaseline or another petroleum jelly-based product, such as Aquaphor. It's the evening skincare step that, ideally, leads to another K-Beauty term, “glass skin,” in which the skin is so luminous and clear, it resembles glass.
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