English Explanatory Dictionary

glowie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡləʊ.i/ /ˈɡloʊ.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-glowie.wav

Word forms

glowie glowies

Etymology

From glow + -ie. Originated by Terry Davis, who stated in a 2017 video that “CIA niggers glow in the dark”, implying that they are conspicuous. The term “glowie” would become popular on the 4chan /pol/ board around 2019.

Synonyms

glownigger glowfaggot glowfag

Related words

glowposting fedposting -
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