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Stepford
/ ˈstɛpˌfəd /
adjective
- blandly conformist and submissive
a Stepford employee
noun
- Stepford wifeStepford wife a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Stepford1
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Example Sentences
Nothing says class like a middle-aged woman shaming two teenaged girls on social media for not being Stepford Children!
Many found this to echo a Stepford Wife mentality of women: Women like stories and language, not impersonal, cold, manly numbers!
(Netflix, June 1) The Stepford Wives (2004) This so-bad-it's-good Stepford Wives remake is well worth a revisit.
It's hard to say what's more terrifying—the soulless army of Stepford wives or the dead-eyed Nicole Kidman.
They are androids—the brainchild of a neighbor who moved to Stepford from Anaheim, where he designed animatronics at Disneyland.
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