Apple fanboys are sometimes called iSheep or another slang term that describes them well is “sheeple”. Recently this word has been added to Merriam-Webster dictionary as well and Windows / Android people are now having a laugh.
What is meant by Sheeple?
According the dictionary this term means, people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced: people likened to sheep.
Wake up!
‘Sheeple’ is in the dictionary now. https://t.co/pbXVADEoBm
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 27, 2017
Though Apple fanboys are not directly included in the dictionary meanings but an example given there shows that they are targeted indeed.
Apple’s debuted a battery case for the juice-sucking iPhone—an ungainly lumpy case the sheeple will happily shell out $99 for.
However, Merriam-Webster says the first usage of word “sheeple” was in 1945, long before the advent of the iPhones, iPads or even Apple Inc.