Stepford
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Stepford¹
proper noun Stepfords
- A surname.
- A placename
- A locality in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX8681).
Stepford²
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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. “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.
- Attractive but lacking any character. 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."
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title = {Stepford},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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