Associations to the word «Lemming»

Wiktionary

LEMMING, noun. A small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents.
LEMMING, noun. (figuratively) Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.

Dictionary definition

LEMMING, noun. Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras