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a person who deserves a label even worse than "cunt". From an anatomical description of a human: "An ankle is two feet beneath a cunt."
Quit being such an ankle.

Last edited on Jan 02 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 02 2011.

to leave.
An irate Kate Winslet ankled the set of Titanic today and swore she'd never be back.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on Apr 04 2011. Submitted by Mark from Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 22 2009.

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to join an online discussion and pretend to be an independent member of the community. In reality, the "astroturfer" is a a surrogate for some stakeholder - company, political faction, individual, etc. - who has something to gain or lose.
I used to read that forum all the time, but it got taken over by astroturfing corporate shills.
User BigUp doesn't contribute anything useful - he just astroturfs.

Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Jim K. on May 22 2009.

The term "astroturf" is a play on "grassroots". "Grassroot movements" arise organically through the people. "Astroturfing", then, is artificial grassroots.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 11 2010.

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