Editing Sock puppet (section)

{{Short description|Worn over the hand and upper arm}}
{{About|cloth hand puppets|online identities|Sock puppet account|other uses|Sockpuppet (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:SIMI Night.jpg|thumb|A sock puppet decorated to look like a [[snake]]]]
[[File:Sock puppets.jpg|thumb|A collection of sock puppets]]
A '''sock puppet''', '''sockpuppet, sock-puppet''', or '''sock poppet''' is a [[puppet]] made from a [[sock]] or a similar garment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sock%20puppet|title=Definition of SOCK PUPPET|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> The puppeteer wears the sock on a hand and lower arm as if it were a glove, with the puppet's mouth being formed by the region between the sock's heel and toe, and the puppeteer's thumb acting as the jaw. The arrangement of the fingers forms the shape of a mouth, which is sometimes padded with a hard piece of felt, often with a tongue glued inside.

The sock is stretched out fully so that it is long enough to cover the puppeteer's wrist and part of the arm. Often, the puppeteer hides behind a stand and raises the hand above it so that only the puppet is visible. Sock puppeteers may also stand in full view along with their puppets and hold conversations with them through using [[ventriloquism]].