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noun
A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory
Qualifier: far-right
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Synonyms: glownigger, glowfaggot, glowfag
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
