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   sock puppet

   noun

   • 1. a simple hand puppet made from a sock.
   • ▪ a person whose actions are controlled by another: "a brainless sock puppet who only knows what to say because his handlers feed him his lines"
   • 2. a false online identity, typically created by a person or group in order to promote their own opinions or views: "both sides in the debate use sock puppets to make it seem as if scores of people are arguing a point"

   Derivatives

   • 1. sock puppetry noun

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