evil twin
noun/ˈiːvɪl twɪn/UK/ˈivl̩ twɪn/US
Etymology
From evil and twin.
Definitions
A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
- As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.
- ...we see the flip side, the evil twin, the dark side of addition. Human nature contains both a thing and its opposite in varying degrees of tension, and so for every plus there is a minus.
- ...[he]..lived his life under [another man's name], becoming his evil twin: Staas bought and sold homes, opened bank accounts, obtained credit, married twice, and was arrested at least three times.
A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of…
A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for evil twin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA