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smurf account

smurf account noun: an alternative computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less experienced.

Noun

smurf account (plural smurf accounts)

  1. (Internet) An alternative computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less experienced.
    • This policy has dramatically reduced the problems with smurf accounts, spam, flaming, and various types of bad behaviour on the forums.2002, Nojd, “Re: Age of Wonders 2 Beta Demo -- Feedback Survey”, in Usenet comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic
    • Might help if you remember to change back to your smurf account, hmm? :P2003, Phoenix-D, “Re: On My Identity Theft”, in Usenet alt.fan.furry
  2. (slang) A bank account of many intended to handle illicit money in amounts too small to raise suspicion.
    • They were smurf accounts and other people and companies contracted by me. I never used my name.1997, U.S. Government Printing Office, Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat International Money Laundering Through Black Market Peso Brokering, page 15

Forms of smurf account

pluralsmurf accounts

Origin of smurf account

Coined by Geoff Fraizer and Greg Boyko, who played the online multiplayer game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness under the names Shlonglor and Warp. The pair had become so proficient at the game that few people would play against them, so, in order to avoid scaring off potential competitors, they created alternate accounts named PapaSmurf and Smurfette (characters from the Smurfs comic franchise). Smurf account as a banking term, however, predates Warcraft II by about a decade.

Questions about smurf account

What does smurf account mean?
Smurf account means an alternative computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less experienced.
What part of speech is smurf account?
Smurf account is a noun.
What is the plural of smurf account?
The plural of smurf account is smurf accounts.

Words near smurf account in the dictionary

  1. smung
  2. smuon
  3. smuons
  4. smur
  5. smurf
  6. smurf account
  7. smurf accounts
  8. smurf attack
  9. smurf attacks
  10. Smurf tube
  11. Smurf turf

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