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- noun Alternative spelling of
sock puppet .
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Examples
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Sorry, I have no idea what your sockpuppet is trying to say there.
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Sorry, I have no idea what your sockpuppet is trying to say there.
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A sockpuppet is when a blogger creates a fake blogging identity to smear his critics or detractors or to boost his own image but in the appearance.
John Mackey and the Sock Puppet Fiasco xtra 2007
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A sockpuppet is when a blogger creates a fake blogging identity to smear his critics or detractors or to boost his own image but in the appearance.
Archive 2007-07-01 xtra 2007
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The intarwebs use the word sockpuppet to mean someone who has created a character for the purpose of supporting his or her arguments by pretending to be someone else.
On sockpuppets maryrobinette 2008
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You won’t be back under that sockpuppet is what you’re saying.
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I’ve long since lost any interest in which sockpuppet is which.
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Ah, Koldy’s latest sockpuppet is still playing games like a child while the adult world goes on around her … How predictable … ZZzzz …
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Yeah, but then he created that Jeremy M. Whassisname sockpuppet account so he could claim to be a doctor again.
Think Progress » Maddow Corrects GOP Rep. Schock On Basic Facts Of Abdulmuttalab Case 2010
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Here is article at the NY Times about what a sockpuppet is and specifically about the use of one by Lee Siegel over at the New Republic (the story isn't terribly relevant at this point).
Archive 2007-07-01 xtra 2007
arby commented on the word sockpuppet
(verb) Sockpuppeting: Registering multiple usernames and pretending they are not you, for the purposes of making oneself look more popular online and/or causing drama.
(noun) a sockpuppet is a fake persona utilized for the above purposes. Sometimes people make them as a joke and troll their friends' journals with them.
Not sure if this originated on LiveJournal but it's used there with great frequency.
November 30, 2007
arby commented on the word sockpuppet
Ha! Fandom Wank Wiki to the rescue!
"1. A person claiming to be somebody else for the sake of gathering support -- sometimes, when they are obviously losing; other times, to distract and confound their friends and enemies.
2. The character played by a mun, either in an RPG or just for fun."
November 30, 2007
Prolagus commented on the word sockpuppet
ahhahaha this is so funny now!
June 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word sockpuppet
Now listed by abry too ;-)
June 12, 2008