burner account

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burner account

noun burner accounts

Internet, informal An anonymous account (typically on a social media website) used (temporarily) for activities that the user does not desire to have tied to their main account. Another area that sports organizations need to consider with risk assessment is the emergence of burner accounts (i.e., social media accounts that a person operates under a fake name, which allows them to post things the may not be willing to post from their identified account). NBA player Kevin Dur
Similar: burner, throwaway

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@misc{burner_account_2026,
  title = {burner account},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burner%20account},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}