Glowie

Quick meaning: Glowie is a noun meaning (Internet slang, derogatory, far-right) A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.

Meaning

(Internet slang, derogatory, far-right) A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.

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.

Word Forms

• glowies

Synonyms for glowie

Depending on context, synonyms include glownigger, glowfaggot, glowfag.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include goon, goonie, pigfucker, fizgig, glaik, gloak.

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