sock puppet

Wikipedia

A physical sock puppet.

English

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

Derived terms

• meat puppet
• sock puppeteer
• sockpuppetry

Related terms

• sock puppeteer

Translations

simple puppet made from a sock

Chinese: Mandarin: 襪子木偶 (zh), 袜子木偶 (zh) (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 (zh), 马甲 (zh) (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.