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[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

Pretending to support a position while actually mocking or undermining it through exaggerated behavior.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Those over-the-top cheerleader posts are obviously someone pretending to be a fan to make them look bad."

LORE & ORIGIN

A theatre term (playing a role of the opposite type) repurposed in Chinese internet culture for posing as a supporter of a position in order to ridicule or discredit it.

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2026-10
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