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Definition Stepford in British English

Stepford adjective

adjective
/ˈstepfə(r)d/

From the 1972 film ‘The Stepford Wives’, a story about conventional women who were in fact machines.

1

doing what other people want without complaining or asking questions

Example

She was a Stepford celebrity, until she began a relationship with a married man.

Definition Stepford in British English