sock puppet

Noun

 * 1) A puppet made from a sock placed over a hand.
 * : A person completely controlled by another.
 * 1)  An alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.
 * 2) * 2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. Sockpuppetry:
 * The Internet has created many opportunities for online voting. Unscrupulous people will create sock puppets in order to stuff online ballot boxes. In other cases, a sock puppeteer may create multiple identities to support arguments, voice opinions, or otherwise create the online illusion that may people support the sock puppeteer. This practice is called a "Sybil attack"
 * 1) * 2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. Sockpuppetry:
 * The Internet has created many opportunities for online voting. Unscrupulous people will create sock puppets in order to stuff online ballot boxes. In other cases, a sock puppeteer may create multiple identities to support arguments, voice opinions, or otherwise create the online illusion that may people support the sock puppeteer. This practice is called a "Sybil attack"

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 襪公仔
 * Mandarin: 襪子木偶
 * Danish: sokkedukke
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: poupée de chiffon,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: בֻּבַּת גֶּרֶב
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: sokkabruða
 * Japanese: 靴下人形
 * Korean: 양말인형
 * Norwegian: sokkedukke
 * Portuguese: fantoche de meia
 * Russian: ку́кла-петру́шка,, ку́кла из носка́
 * Serbo-Croatian: čarapko
 * Spanish: marioneta de calcetín, títere de mano
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: בֻּבַּת קַשׁ
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: usuario títere
 * Vietnamese: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To create or use a sock puppet (alternative user account).