Meanings
plural sock puppets · alternative sockpuppet
- InternetderogatoryAn alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.
Trying to prove that a new user is simply a previous user in a new sock puppet is quite hard for the ordinary user and even administrators.
2009, Andrew Lih, The Wikipedia Revolution, page 3031 more example
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" […]
2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. SockpuppetrySynonyms: sock, smurf account
present singular third person sock puppets · participle present sock puppeting · participle past sock puppeted · past sock puppeted · alternative sockpuppet
- intransitivetransitivewiki jargonTo create or use a sock puppet (alternative user account).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of puppet (“a person completely controlled by another”)
nounAn alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 襪公仔 /袜公仔
- 襪公仔 /袜公仔 (mat⁶ gung¹ zai²)simple puppet made from a sock
Chinese Mandarin 襪子木偶 /袜子木偶, 馬甲 /马甲
- 襪子木偶 /袜子木偶 (wàzi mù'ǒu)simple puppet made from a sock
- 馬甲 /马甲 (mǎjiǎ)second account created by a user in an online community
- 傀儡 (kuǐlěi)second account created by a user in an online community
- 小號 /小号 (xiǎohào)second account created by a user in an online community
Danish sokkedukke
- sokkedukkesimple puppet made from a sock
Dutch sokpop, sockpuppet
- sokpopsimple puppet made from a sock
- sockpuppetsecond account created by a user in an online community
- sokpopsecond account created by a user in an online community
Finnish käsinukke, sukkanukke
- käsinukkesimple puppet made from a sock
- sukkanukkesecond account created by a user in an online community
French poupée de chiffon, marionnette
- poupée de chiffonsimple puppet made from a sock
- marionnettesimple puppet made from a sock
- faux-nezsecond account created by a user in an online community
- marionnettesecond account created by a user in an online community
German Sockenpuppe, Sockenpuppe
- Sockenpuppesimple puppet made from a sock
- Sockenpuppesecond account created by a user in an online community
Hebrew בֻּבַּת גֶּרֶב, בֻּבַּת קַשׁ
- בֻּבַּת גֶּרֶב (bubát gérev)simple puppet made from a sock
- בֻּבַּת קַשׁ (bubát qash)second account created by a user in an online community
Hungarian zoknibáb
- zoknibábsimple puppet made from a sock
Icelandic sokkabrúða
- sokkabrúðasimple puppet made from a sock
Italian fantoccio
- fantocciosecond account created by a user in an online community
Japanese 靴下人形, ソックパペット
- 靴下人形 (kutsushita ningyō)simple puppet made from a sock
- ソックパペット (sokkupapetto)second account created by a user in an online community
Korean 양말인형, 다중 계정
- 양말인형 (yangmarinhyeong)simple puppet made from a sock
- 다중 계정 (dajung gyejeong)second account created by a user in an online community
Norwegian sokkedukke
- sokkedukkesimple puppet made from a sock
Polish pacynka, pacynka
- pacynkasimple puppet made from a sock
- pacynkasecond account created by a user in an online community
Portuguese fantoche de meia, fantoche
- fantoche de meiasimple puppet made from a sock
- fantochesecond account created by a user in an online community
Russian ку́кла-петру́шка, марионе́тка
- ку́кла-петру́шка (kúkla-petrúška)simple puppet made from a sock
- марионе́тка (marionétka)simple puppet made from a sock
- ку́кла из носка́ (kúkla iz noská)simple puppet made from a sock
- марионе́тка (marionétka)second account created by a user in an online community
Spanish marioneta de calcetín, títere de mano
- marioneta de calcetínsimple puppet made from a sock
- títere de manosimple puppet made from a sock
- usuario títeresecond account created by a user in an online community
Swedish strumpdocka
- strumpdockasimple puppet made from a sock
Turkish çorap kukla
- çorap kuklasimple puppet made from a sock
Vietnamese rối, con rối
- rốisecond account created by a user in an online community
- con rốisecond account created by a user in an online community
Cite this entry
sock puppet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppet
“sock puppet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sock puppet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppet.
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