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Jasager — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sheeple noun People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.
  • stooge noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.

Senses

Jasager is used for these senses in English:

  • pickthank (sometimes, attributive) A sycophant; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
  • rubber stamp (literally) A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.
  • rubber stamp (figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.
  • sheeple (derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.
  • yeasayer (pejorative) One who habitually agrees uncritically.
  • yes man (idiomatic) A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

stooge — full definition

  1. noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.
  2. noun A comedian's straight man, or a magician's secret assistant planted in the audience.

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