Dose the word "lemming" mean…
In the UK, dose the word "lemming" mean that people follow an action without thinking about it？
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Craig is correct, but here's a bit more background information about it.
In the 1958 'documentary' White Wilderness, Disney showed footage of lemmings jumping off a cliff. The idea is that lemmings will copy what other lemmings do without any regard for their own safety. What Disney doesn't tell you is that they pushed the lemmings off the cliff themselves, and lemmings actually don't do this. However, calling a mindless person a 'lemming' still stuck.
Here's the footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMZlr5Gf9yY
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It also means that in the US.
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A mindless person, yes. Much like calling someone a sheep.
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