Ock 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

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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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