Stepford

Full definition of Stepford

Proper noun

1. A surname.
2. A place name.

A fictional place name.

After the fictional suburb in the 1972 novel The Stepford Wives by , and in two films of the same name based on the novel.

Adjective

1. Docile, unthinking and conformist.
• 1999, Mary Higgins Clark, We'll Meet Again, page 131,“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.
• 2008, Karin Tabke, Have Yourself a Naughty Little Santa, page 150,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.comWere the Nazis trying to infiltrate the U.S. Navy with an army of gonorrhea-infected Stepford clones?
2. Attractive but lacking any character.