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evil twin

A duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
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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.

Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'evil twin':

evil twinA rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.
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