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  1. n. A simple puppet made from a sock placed over the hand of the puppeteer.
  2. n. A person being completely controlled by another.
  3. n. Internet, neologism A pseudonym used by someone to distance themselves from their actions, especially to talk about themselves in the guise of a neutral observer

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  • ramsler "The retailer (Amazon), like other sites that depend on customer reviews, has been faced with the problem of so-called sock puppets, those people secretly commissioned by an author to produce favorable notices." - New York Times, Article: "Swarming a Book Online" by David Streitfeld, January 20, 2013. Jan 24, 2013

  • whichbe (noun) Blogger subsidized by a political campaign; Someone who repeats talking points. May 11, 2008

  • reesetee Hey screendoor: Foo, you sock puppet. Feb 22, 2007

  • screendoor Don't you hate that? Feb 22, 2007

  • jrome "A sock puppet is an additional username used by a Wikipedian who edits under more than one name." 02/21/07 via kottke.org from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppetry Feb 22, 2007

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‘sock puppet’ has been looked up 4516 times, loved by 1 person, added to 7 lists, commented on 5 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.