Stepford

English Etymology 1 en :af step<id:pace> ford + 1 Proper noun ~ A surname. A placename: en locality carea/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland OS grid ref NX8681.Stepford railway station on Wikipedia Etymology 2 From the fictional place name Stepford. After the fictional suburb in the 1972 novel The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin, and in two films of the same name based on the novel. Adjective - Docile, unthinking and conformist. en 1999 w:Mary Higgins Clark We'll Meet Again 131 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Irhpw6tzjmUC&pg=PA131&dq=%22stepford%22+-%22stepford+-wives%22&hl=en&ei=E5qzTdWlKpTevQPSnqGaBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=49&ved=0CIsCEOgBMDA#v=onepage&q=%22stepford%22%20-%22stepford%20-wives%22&f=false “He called you a boring Stepford wife.”A boring Stepford wife, Molly thought. For a moment it seemed to her that she was once more in prison, eating the tasteless food, hearing the click of locks, lying awake for sleepless night after sleepless night. en 2008 Karin Tabke Have Yourself a Naughty Little Santa 150 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=d8WB2wJKKAgC&pg=PA106&dq=%22stepford%22+-%22stepford+-wives%22&hl=en&ei=MaizTfvnJYmGvAOs3bmZBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=34&ved=0CMgBEOgBMCE#v=onepage&q=%22stepford%22%20-%22stepford%20-wives%22&f=false So, when in a dorky Christmas town with Stepford people and themed shops, do as they do. Smile and act like you gave two shits about the person next to you. 2011 July 18, Matt Culkin, “The 16 Most Hilariously Dishonest Old School Advertisements”, Cracked.com: Were the Nazis trying to infiltrate the U.S. Navy with an army of gonorrhea-infected Stepford clones? Attractive but lacking any character. en The Summoning The woman seated behind the table looked up at him, smiling a Stepford smile. "Would you like to buy a chance to win a new Blazer? It's only five dollars." Rich shook his head, moved away from the table. "Not today." 1993 Bentley Little 170 0739414003 https://archive.org/details/summoning00bent/page/170 Kensington Publishing Company New York https://archive.org/details/summoning00bent Related terms en Stepfordesque Deppford wife Stepfordian Stepford wife References OED 2004 en terms derived from fiction terms derived from toponyms en Feminism Fictional locations Personality