Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "sock puppetry" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SOCK PUPPETRY

sock puppetry  [sɒk ˈpʌpɪtrɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCK PUPPETRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sock puppetry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCK PUPPETRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sockpuppet (Internet)

A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. The term, a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock, originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an Internet community who spoke to, or about, themselves while pretending to be another person. The term now includes other misleading uses of online identities, such as those created to praise, defend or support a person or organization, or to circumvent a suspension or ban from a website. A significant difference between the use of a pseudonym and the creation of a sockpuppet is that the sockpuppet poses as an independent third-party unaffiliated with the puppeteer. Many online communities attempt to block sockpuppets.

Definition of sock puppetry in the English dictionary

The definition of sock puppetry in the dictionary is the adoption of an extra online identity created by a member of a discussion forum, etc, to agree with opinions submitted under his or her usual online name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCK PUPPETRY


asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
audiometry
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
cabinetry
ˈkæbɪnɪtrɪ
calorimetry
ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtrɪ
cemetery
ˈsɛmɪtrɪ
circuitry
ˈsɜːkɪtrɪ
corsetry
ˈkɔːsɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
morphometry
mɔːˈfɒmɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
poetry
ˈpəʊɪtrɪ
pulpitry
ˈpʊlpɪtrɪ
puppetry
ˈpʌpɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
stoichiometry
ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
telemetry
tɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
toiletry
ˈtɔɪlɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCK PUPPETRY

sociopathy
sociopolitical
socioreligious
sociosexual
sock
sock away
sock it to
sock puppet
sock puppeteer
sockdolager
sockdologer
socked in
socket
socket joint
socket set
socket wrench
sockette
sockeye
sockless
socko

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCK PUPPETRY

altimetry
analytical geometry
anthropometry
astrometry
basketry
biometry
concrete poetry
coordinate geometry
dosimetry
interferometry
isometry
parquetry
photometry
psychometry
radiometry
retry
spectrophotometry
variable-geometry
velocimetry
viscometry

Synonyms and antonyms of sock puppetry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sock puppetry» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SOCK PUPPETRY

Find out the translation of sock puppetry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sock puppetry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sock puppetry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

袜子木偶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marionetas del calcetín
570 millions of speakers

English

sock puppetry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जुर्राब कठपुतली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جورب العرائس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

носок кукольного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia marionetas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকেট পুতুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaussette marionnette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puppetry sock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Socke Marionettentheater
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

靴下人形劇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양말 인형극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sithik tembang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vớ múa rối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாக் பொம்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çorap kuklası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calzino burattini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skarpety lalek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

носок лялькового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciorap păpuși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάλτσα κουκλοθεάτρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sokkie poppespel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

socka dockteater
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sokk dukketeater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sock puppetry

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCK PUPPETRY»

The term «sock puppetry» is used very little and occupies the 168.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
22
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «sock puppetry» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of sock puppetry
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «sock puppetry».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sock puppetry

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCK PUPPETRY»

Discover the use of sock puppetry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sock puppetry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Social Media Marketing: Game Theory and the Emergence of ...
7.14 Sock Puppetry as Noise in the System This practice has earned the name “ sock puppetry,” referring to any attempt to obscure one's online identity whenever that identity is material to one's vested interest in the subject. Scorn seems to be ...
Eric Anderson, 2010
2
PC Mag
Though there is no law preventing sock puppetry, there is talk that the FTC may use Mackey's comments to block the possible buyout of Wild Oats by Whole Foods. “The whole participatory Web culture is encouraged by barrierless entry,” says ...
3
Pro PHP Security: From Application Security Principles to ...
Posters of fake reviews on Amazon.com are engaging in sock puppetry; so are quarrelsome participants on message boards who create multiple accounts and use them to create the illusion ofwide-ranging support for a particular opinion.
Chris Snyder, Thomas Myer, Michael Southwell, 2010
4
Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can ...
... article-2131428 Online-trolls-o en-fake-Facebook-accountAgar-16-email- mother.html Q. Definition of “Wikipedia:_Sock puppetry” on Wikipediaorg. Link: htt : en. iki ed1a.or iki iki ECllEl'SOCk u etr L. List of sock puppetry forms on Wikipedia.
Andrea Weckerle, 2013
5
Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 1 (2012):
And there will be no sock puppetry or meat puppetry on my part. It would be nice to have an ally occasionally, but I won't stoop to creating or recruiting them.59 This promise not to create an alternate editing account was repeated just four ...
The Interpreter Foundation, 2012
6
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad: 101 Stories of ...
I'd be fine. My mom worked, so my stay-at-home dad always oversaw homework completion. Sock puppetry turned out to be harder than I'd anticipated. I don't remember if I had a tantrum or asked my dad for help, but he started wracking his.
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Wendy Walker, 2011
7
What Would Jesus Post?: Seven Principles Christians Should ...
One of the book's plots centers around “sock puppetry” in social media. This is the phenomenon of shadowy organizations using thousands or even millions of fake social media accounts to create the false impression of public support behind ...
Brian D. Wassom, 2013
8
Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil ...
On sock puppetry, see for example the case of New Republic blogger Lee Siegel writing as “Sprezzatura" to praise Siegel and attack his critics (“Sock Puppet Bites Man,” New York Times, Late Edition, 13 Sep 2006, A22). John H. Holmes, an ...
Ellen Gruber Garvey, 2012
9
Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a ...
That's sock puppetry on a massive scale. We're just at the beginning of the rep management revolution, if it can be called that. A 2010 survey by executive recruiters Korn/Ferry International found that 59 percent of executives believe the recent ...
Christopher Elliott, 2011
10
Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis
... distinct online identities created to give the false impression of external support for a position or opinion; Stone and Richtel [280] list several rather attention- grabbing examples of well- known writers and CEOs engaging in sock-puppetry.
Bo Pang, Lillian Lee, 2008

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCK PUPPETRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sock puppetry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
To Catch A Sock Puppet: Exposing Web Frauds
Jargon File, a dictionary of computer programming slang, defined sock puppetry: "In Usenet parlance, a pseudo through which the puppeteer posts follow-ups to ... «Sky News, Apr 15»
2
Wikipedia: We have blocked 250 'sock puppets' for biased editing of …
The practice of sock puppetry was highlighted by the case of the former Independent columnist Johann Hari who admitted in 2011 to having used a false identity ... «The Independent, Oct 13»
3
What's wrong with a Jewish law judge's sock puppetry?
Shulchan Aruch Twenty years ago, I paid a visit to Prof. Michael Broyde in his Emory University Law School office, to ask him to help me understand the Jewish ... «Religion News Service, Apr 13»
4
The Internet: Puppet Theater for a New Age
This was a case of sock puppetry: appearing online under a fictive name to argue or finagle or bully. It is widely practiced, though not always detectable. «New York Times, Sep 12»
5
Charity sock puppetry: how government lobbies itself for more …
This is the subject of a new IEA paper by Christopher Snowdon, Sock Puppets: How the Government Lobbies Itself and Why, which paints a depressing picture ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 12»
6
Dilbert creator's ever-worsening PR crisis
Adams didn't invent the art of defensively conversing with or about oneself on the Internet – the practice of sock puppetry has a long and ignoble history. «Salon, Apr 11»
7
Gulf Fisheries Opened: Safe Or BP Politics, PR and "Sock Puppetry?"
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, announced the re-opening of a substantial portion of the southeast section of the closed fishing area in Gulf of Mexico ... «Huffington Post, Jul 10»
8
Social Media Sock Puppetry
The term of art for such behavior is called social media sock puppetry, a name for inauthentic and deceptive communication from organizations and individuals. «Forbes Digital Download, Feb 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sock puppetry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sock-puppetry>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z