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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.
  
  
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