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sock puppet
noun
1
:a hand puppet made with a sock
2
:a false online identity used for deceptive purposes
Examples ofsock puppet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe group watches as asock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.—
Hannah Dailey,Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025The dot-com bubble enveloped hundreds of startups that had people bidding for groceries and buying dog food from asock puppet, few of whom made profits.—Diane Brady,Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Shari & Lamb Chop, a documentary about children’s TV trailblazer Shari Lewis who created a sensation with her cuddly and feistysock puppetLamb Chop.—Matthew Carey,Deadline, 4 June 2025Graduates wore white caps and gowns and, before accepting their diplomas, treated their families to asock puppetserenade.—Michael Cuglietta,The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025See All Example Sentences forsock puppet
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Hannah Dailey,Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025The dot-com bubble enveloped hundreds of startups that had people bidding for groceries and buying dog food from asock puppet, few of whom made profits.—Diane Brady,Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Shari & Lamb Chop, a documentary about children’s TV trailblazer Shari Lewis who created a sensation with her cuddly and feistysock puppetLamb Chop.—Matthew Carey,Deadline, 4 June 2025Graduates wore white caps and gowns and, before accepting their diplomas, treated their families to asock puppetserenade.—Michael Cuglietta,The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025See All Example Sentences forsock puppetWord History
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined atsense 1
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“Sock puppet.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sock%20puppet. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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