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  What it means

  Literally “sheep’s rush.” This idiom describes herd mentality or the tendency of people to follow the crowd blindly without thinking for themselves. It is used to criticize social trends, panic buying, or any situation where individuals abandon their logic to do what everyone else is doing.

  Vocabulary

  • owczy — sheep (adjective)
  • pęd — rush / momentum / drive
  • tłum — crowd
  • bezmyślnie — thoughtlessly

  Grammar note

  'Owczy' is a possessive adjective derived from 'owca' (sheep). In Polish, adjectives describing animal origins (like 'psi', 'koci', 'owczy') are frequently used to create metaphorical descriptions of human behavior.

  Cultural context

  This is a very common term in Polish sociology and everyday complaints about consumerism or political fads. It carries a strong negative connotation of being a "follower" rather than a leader.

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