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.

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