Apr 30, 2017 AM EDT - Alpha

Merriam-Webster Lexicon Summates Apple Fans For The Word "Sheeple" As With Social Media Swipes At Trump Administration

The most popular lexicon, Merriam-Webster has defined its new word "sheeple," as those who are "easily influenced." The emerging compendium of the English language has made headlines recently with social media swipes at the Trump administration. In Merriam-Webster's twitter account, it's subtweeted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' use of the word "historical," confronted Kellyanne Conway's use of "alternative facts" and schooled Sean Spicer with an explanation tweet defining "claque," or a group of people paid to applaud a speaker.Now, the dictionary is aiming at Apple fans by using the word "sheeple."