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Ostrich-sheeple-lemmings are humans who figuratively bury their heads in the sand so they don't see, act like a herd of sheep, then herd themselves over a cliff like lemmings.
Jane called John an example of ostrich-sheeple-lemmings for refusing to face reality.
by fred ressler April 16, 2017
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carpet sweeper

A person renowned for avoiding conversation topics and issues of life by using remedies such as redirection, minimisation, avoidance and dismissiveness.
A person who actively replaces the significance and importance of a subject or issue that has been raised for discussion with an insignificant, unrelated, unimportant, off topic alternative for the purpose of avoiding the initial topic or issue.
A person with a reputation for refusing to address required conversations that are commonly considered as essential to occur in order for remedial outcomes.

A person who has a reputation for intentionally avoiding the addressing of issues or topics they deem as difficult or uncomfortable by steering the discussion or conversation away from a particular topic at hand to a completely different topic.
“She is such a carpet sweeper always sweeping the terrible things she has done under the rug”

“ everyone in that family are a bunch of carpet sweepers, they never talk about the terrible things their clan did in this community and somehow if I address it with any of them the conversation always ends up being about how many wonderful kittens they sold at the markets last year”
by Soledad Flynn May 7, 2022
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Poop Steeple

Little turd towers left by a nervous dog that stand up like little tiny smelly skyscrapers of refuse. I swear my mom's jack russel does this, I've seen them. Also, see definition for shanghai shitpile. Other commonly used interchangeable terms include:

little shitty city centers, non-denominational minarets of shit, constructs of caca, crap castles, fecal fortress, excremental erections
Kel: "Check it out, Molly is leaving those poop steeples again, she must be nervous about something, or maybe too much damn chinee food. Get the camera!"

Random Girl: "What the fuck are you talking about... take me home!"

Kel: Hold on, this is treasure. 'snap' Alright, lets go."
by kel the dog August 13, 2010
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The Boston Street Sweeper

A game where two men wander the streets of Boston looking for a dead hooker. Once a dead hooker is found then both men take turns having sex with the dead body. Afterwards a coin is flipped, and whoever wins gets to jump on the dead hooker's stomach while the loser has to eat whatever comes out.
Hank and Steve were both ashamed of themselves after performing "The Boston Street Sweeper" on a dead hooker they found.
by Joe Bevers October 7, 2006
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Sheeple

People who have no mind or free will of their own and go with the flow.
Hollywood is full of midless sheeple.
by Aaron Lojewski August 2, 2006
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Sheeple

People with no ability to make their own choices. Essentially a conformist. Also known as lemmings, followers, drones, or simply sheep. Singular form is "ewe".
Person A: Why are we headed this way? I thought we were gonna hit the Apple Store.

Person B: I decided we should skip it; it's gonna be crowded with Apple sheeple. Steve Jobs just released some new gadget marginally more useful than the last.
by Intothemooooon October 27, 2010
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Sheeple

The hoi polloi. Those who follow triends blindly. Portmanteau of "sheep" and "people", derived as sheep follow their flock and shepherd seemingly mindlessly.
The sheeple cheered as Britney Spears' replacement girl-group singer came onto the stage after hearing she was featured in Teen magazine.
by ke6isf November 2, 2003
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