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foot-wrap? What are you saying here? Is this a colloquialism that I'm not familiar with?
Yes, he wanted to insult the person. The word портянка is sometimes used in the Internet by Ukrainian nationalists to offend pro-Russian users.
Thank you! I found this wiki article and learned something new about foot protection today too.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Портянки

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I think they meant "sockpuppet".
that makes a lot more sense, appreciate it!
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