man or astroman

The band that takes surf rock to a whole different level - into space.
Gotta love 'em.

Within the mainframe, impaired vision from inoperable cataracts can become a new impending nepotism

Phillip K. Dick in the pet section of Wal-Mart

by The one who knows best January 19, 2004

astromegalophobia

the fear of the vastness; largeness of space.
combination of megalophobia and astrophobia.

person 1: i think i might have astromegalophobia
person 2: weird, i have megalophobia
person 3: and i have astrophobia

by sexypalindrome September 16, 2021

Agent astroturfeur

Person who mischievously promotes division in another organisation (generally political) by creating the impression of grassroots support for a contender for a leadership position. See astroturf.

After the Blue Party flopped in the elections, Diane Ale blogged that support for Squirrel Nutkin for leader was growing. She's such an an agent astroturfeur.

by Gus Friar May 18, 2007

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

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