glowie
/ˈɡloʊ.i/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "On January 6, one Telegram user made their channel, which was popular with the far right, private because "nameless faceless glowies are joining." Two days later, another person suggested that glowies would "float dead cop story, to redirect public attention and sympathy," referring to the death of the Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. […] Far-right forums are rife with racism and misogyny, so perhaps it’s no surprise that glowie derives from the language of hate."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡloʊ.i/
- British English: /ˈɡləʊ.i/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
fedposting -
Frequently Paired Words
glowposting
fedposting -