An account made on an internet message board, by a person who already has an account, for the purpose of posting more-or-less anonymously.

1: A fake personality, usually a 'friend' or 'sister,' created by a drama queen/king for the sake of defending him/herself against others in an online forum.

2: Someone who might be an actual person but behaves like the above, defending someone who really deserves no defense.

(noun) Title used by birth parents to describe any illegitimately born offspring whom attempts to contact them, when said birth parents refuse to acknowledge that child's existence. Such individual's intentions are obvious only to the alleged birth parents.

Spelling of "sock pupet" is preferred use by mother of said child, whereas "sockpuppet" is preferred use by father of said child. Reasoning behind spelling difference is not known.

Usage may be regional to Missouri. Term may be derived from changeling.

(verb)(political)
Used to describe a person who has no original thoughts, opinions, or ideas of his/her own. Instead they regurgitate the "party-line" or talking points of others; usually of their particular political party.

Sock puppets can be seen on FauxNews and on Talk Radio. The GOP will put out its talking points and you can pick out the sock puppets because they will repeat the talking points; usually words for word.

Sock puppets can be seen among the Democrats and Left as well typically among young liberals who have adopted liberal bias without actually thinking. These specimens exist but are far more uncommon than amoung the Republicans, conservatives, christians and other right-wingers. Whose sock puppets cover the entire spectrum, as right-wingers are more likely to accept things on faith alone. Because if their leaders say its true, then it has to be true.

Homer Simpson's greatest fear.

A sex act that involves inserting four fingers, supported by the thumb, into another person's ass. The name is in reference to the shape of the hand in this position as it is in a sock puppet.

Giving a random boy that doesn't even like you a handjob with his own dirty sock on his weenie.