sockpuppet

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /sɑkˈpʌpɪt/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: sock‧pup‧pet

Noun

Singular sockpuppet

Plural sockpuppets

1. (countable) A sockpuppet is a puppet made of a sock worn by a sockpuppeteer or sockmaster for marionette-style education or entertainment.

   His sockpuppet was made in the form of a hamster.

2. (countable) A sockpuppet is a covert secondary online account.