SOCK PUPPET


Meaning of SOCK PUPPET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.