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sock puppet
[ sok puhp-it ]
noun
- a hand puppet made out of a sock.
- a person or group whose actions are controlled by another; a puppet:
The politician was suspected to be a sock puppet for the oil company he'd invested in.
- Digital Technology.
- Also called sock. a false name or identity assumed by an internet user, often to deceive or to preserve the user's anonymity:
The forum is moderated by Bob, and has a contributor named Tom, a sock puppet operated by Bob.
- Also called sock,. an online user account created for such purposes:
I'm posting from a sock puppet because I don't want my boss to see this.
verb (used without object)
- to assume a false identity or name on the internet, often to deceive or to preserve the user's anonymity:
The contest succeeded, despite people's tendencies to sock puppet and upvote their own work.
sock puppet
noun
- a simple puppet made from a sock and worn over one hand
- an extra online identity created by a member of a discussion forum, etc, to agree with opinions submitted under his or her usual online name
Derived Forms
- sock puppetry, noun
- sock puppeteer, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉辞肠办-辫耻辫路辫别迟 verb (used without object) sockpuppeted sockpuppeting
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sock puppet1
Example Sentences
鈥淩oger Ailes鈥 fake news empire: Former Fox News head presided over a panoply of phony 鈥榮ock puppet鈥 blogs,鈥 Salon, April 18, 2017.
鈥淵ou think someone who likes an inanimate object is like this sad guy, with the sock puppet with the lipstick on it, you know?鈥 he said.
鈥淏ut this isn鈥檛 a sock puppet 鈥 she says things that aren鈥檛 scripted.鈥
And yet, with all their millions, this group could only get 51 people to follow its sock puppet Clarence Thomas 鈥渇an account鈥 on Facebook.
What if Kevin McCarthy and his MTG sock puppet talked about the prolonged, unrelenting heatwave that has scorched the planet for a record-breaking three weeks?
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