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sock puppetry

sock puppetry is the alternative form of sockpuppetry.

Meaning of sockpuppetry

Noun

sockpuppetry (uncountable)

  1. The use of sock puppets.
  2. (Internet, derogatory) The use of pseudonymous online accounts for abuse.
    • The facelessness of the internet makes sockpuppetry all too tempting for many.2007, Jonathon Keats, Control + Alt + Delete: A Dictionary of Cyberslang, →ISBN

Questions about sock puppetry

What is sock puppetry the alternative form of?
Sock puppetry is the alternative form of sockpuppetry.

Words near sock puppetry in the dictionary

  1. sock puppet
  2. sock puppeted
  3. sock puppeteer
  4. sock puppeteers
  5. sock puppeting
  6. sock puppetry
  7. sock puppets
  8. sock yarn
  9. sock yarns
  10. sock-knocking
  11. sock-shop

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