Definitions
Someone whose extreme online statements are hard to tell from parody.
Word origin
A nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.
Used in a sentence
“A person who writes a parody of a Fundamentalist that is mistaken for the real thing. Due to Poe's law, it is almost impossible to tell if a person is a Poe unless they admit to it.”
“Normally, a Poe is a fraud trying to make the side look bad they claim to be on.”
“In this context, a Poe refers to a person, post, or news story that could cause Poe's law to be invoked.… A typical phrase would be “it’s a Poe, guys, don’t be so stupid” when an extremely rational link is posted.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Edgar Allan ___”3 letters
02“Raven writer's surname”3 letters
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