astroturder

A person who specializes in astroturfing by making up shit about things they are paid to attack.

Why do you continually link to this sensational asshole astroturder?
Florian Müller is the über-astrotürder.

by slashdotreader August 20, 2011

Astroturf, astroturfing

A form of spamming public opinion from political organisations via the media.

Specifically where a media operation of a Campaign or political party distributes a press release to voulunteers who forward it en masse by letter and e-mail to media organisations in an attempt to distort the media organisations perception of public opinion, and distort the media organisations output.

The effort to (get) Astroturf printed appears to have worked in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

In Arizona, xxxxxx got the astroturf accepted as a grassroots effort.

by blobby December 29, 2003

astrobirther

A conspiracy theorist willing to accept any negative claim about Barack Obama, up to and including that he was born on another planet and sent here by his parents (which would make him an illegal alien, and thus ineligible to be President of the United States).

Look at that guy waving a birth certificate in a bag. What an astrobirther.

by Nameless Cynic August 9, 2009

Astroturf

Fake marijuana (not real grass)

Puff - puff - COUGH! - splutter
“That’s not ganga, that’s Astroturf!”

by Urbane Gorilla June 20, 2005

astroTERFing

The use – by men – of fake social media accounts that pose as feminist women, to object to the rights of trans women to be recognized as women. See also: Astroturfing, TERF.

Most of the people defending this anti-trans bigot are puppet accounts with stock photos of women for avatars. Literal fake women supporting transphobia: typical astroTERFing!

by JAQrabbit January 23, 2019

Astrogirl

A girl who loves or practices astrology and/or astrological divination. She feels deeply connected to the cosmos and often has that 'cosmic feeling.' She yearns for a deeper spiritual connection with herself, others, and the Universe.

Finally, Mercury Retrograde is over! My friend Julie is an Astrogirl and helped cool the effects of Mercury in this Retrograde. She's going to teach me about Moon Cycles and Saturn's harsh effects next Tuesday!

by celestialsoul01 February 27, 2023

astroturfing

the act of creating a small organization and making it appear to represent something popular for the purpose of promoting a particular entity, cause, etc. (a play on grassroots in the sense of a popular movement originating among the common people, ultimately from AstroTurf, a brand of artificial grass)

The practice of astroturfing a widely used form of propaganda, as evidenced by the media coverage it receives.

by The Return of Light Joker January 17, 2009