English
glowie
From glow + -ie.
Formed from glow + -ie
The story
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.
Today it means
noun A government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling violent extremists or provoking entrapment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / glowie