sock puppet

English

Wikipedia

A physical sock puppet.

Alternative forms

• sockpuppet

Noun

sock puppet (plural sock puppets)

1. A simple puppet made from a sock placed over the hand of the puppeteer.
2. A person being completely controlled by another.
3. (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

Synonyms

• (Internet pseudonym): sock

Derived terms

• meat puppet
• sock puppeteer
• sockpuppetry

Related terms

• sock puppeteer

Translations

simple puppet made from a sock

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 襪子木偶 (cmn), 袜子木偶 (cmn) (wàzi mù'ǒu)

• Dutch: sokpop (nl) f
• Finnish: käsinukke (fi)
• French: poupée de chiffon (fr) f, marionnette (fr) f

• German: Sockenpuppe (de) f
• Hungarian: zoknibáb (hu)
• Japanese: 靴下人形 (ja) (くつしたにんぎょう, kutsushita ningyō)
• Russian: кукла-петрушка (ru) (kúkla-petrúška) f, марионетка (ru) (marionétka) f, кукла из носка (ru) (kúkla iz noská) f

second account created by a user in an online community

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬甲 (cmn), 马甲 (cmn) (mǎjiǎ)

• Dutch: sockpuppet (nl) m, sokpop (nl) f
• Finnish: sukkanukke (fi)

• French: faux-nez (fr) m, marionnette (fr) f
• German: Sockenpuppe (de) f
• Japanese: ソックパペット (ja) (sokkupapetto)
• Russian: марионетка (ru) (marionétka) f