English Dictionary: sock puppet | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
sock puppet n. [Usenet: from the act of placing a sock over your hand and talking to it and pretending it's talking back] In Usenet parlance, a {pseudo} through which the puppeteer posts follow-ups to their own original message to give the appearance that a number of people support the views held in the original message. |