Troll
noun
An imaginary creature in folklore, usually large, ugly and frightening.
In the fairy tale, the troll lived under the bridge and frightened all who tried to cross.
Often appears as...
- troll under the bridge
- troll-like
noun
A person who posts intentionally annoying or offensive messages on the internet, usually to upset or provoke others.
He was banned from the forum for being a troll.
Often appears as...
- internet troll
- online troll
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To fish by trailing a baited line behind a boat.
He spent the weekend trolling for salmon.
Often appears as...
- trolling for salmon
- go trolling
verb
To stroll or wander.
We spent the day trolling through the city streets.
verb
To post intentionally annoying or offensive messages on the internet, usually to upset or provoke others.
She spends her free time trolling on social media platforms.
Often appears as...
- trolling people online
- trolling comments
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An imaginary creature in folklore, usually large, ugly and frightening.
In the fairy tale, the troll lived under the bridge and frightened all who tried to cross.
Often appears as...
- troll under the bridge
- troll-like
noun
A person who posts intentionally annoying or offensive messages on the internet, usually to upset or provoke others.
He was banned from the forum for being a troll.
Often appears as...
- internet troll
- online troll
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To fish by trailing a baited line behind a boat.
He spent the weekend trolling for salmon.
Often appears as...
- trolling for salmon
- go trolling
verb
To stroll or wander.
We spent the day trolling through the city streets.
verb
To post intentionally annoying or offensive messages on the internet, usually to upset or provoke others.
She spends her free time trolling on social media platforms.
Often appears as...
- trolling people online
- trolling comments
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
In folklore, 'troll' often has a negative meaning, associated with fear or danger.
The troll's roar echoed in the dark forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Scandinavian Origins
'Troll' originates from Scandinavian folklore and often appears in related stories.
Tales of the mountain troll are common in Nordic countries.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
In folklore, 'troll' often has a negative meaning, associated with fear or danger.
The troll's roar echoed in the dark forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Scandinavian Origins
'Troll' originates from Scandinavian folklore and often appears in related stories.
Tales of the mountain troll are common in Nordic countries.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
In folklore, 'troll' often has a negative meaning, associated with fear or danger.
The troll's roar echoed in the dark forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Scandinavian Origins
'Troll' originates from Scandinavian folklore and often appears in related stories.
Tales of the mountain troll are common in Nordic countries.
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Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person,
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Gordon Makes Smoked Fish...
Oh no, I've been doing it all my life, bud. Gotcha My one eye can see better than you. That one eye is a powerful eye, man. I'm telling you very powerful. GORDON Fish filleted. Not bad for a troll. GORDON It's time to start seeing how the sausage is made. Now, we just gotta grind her.
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Drew Curtis: How I beat...
That is your best case outcome when you get sued by a patent troll. Now I had hoped to team up with some of these larger companies in order to defend against this lawsuit, but one-by-one they settled out of the case, even though -- and this is important -- none of these companies
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Can you solve the...
will quite literally roll. Your job is to go from door to door, asking voters whether they prefer the troll or the treefellow and to use the results to project how the election will go. Your fellow citizens want you to succeed and would tell you the truth
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Let's design social...
by facilitating the spread of misinformation, rumors, echo chambers and hate speech. The environment was purely toxic. My online world became a battleground filled with trolls, lies, hate speech. I started to worry about the safety of my family.
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Mysterious Islands in...
I'm trying to set up basically the beefiest rig that I've ever set up in my life just to make sure that that we can get Bruce out of the hole I pretty much tied together this entire troll forest I think I have ten trees interlinked this
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Good news about...
encourage digital surveillance systems NGOs going out there trolling trying new experiments I'm sure I can't prove it but I'm sure that that's one of the major reasons why we're fighting diseases so much sooner and I'm
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Can you solve the...
As the troll stomps off in anger, the paradoxes cheer you for winning them their freedom, and promise to lead you to the treasure at the top of the stairs. If you can reach it.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
scientists have found cats make a huge range of meows and they wondered if there was a universal cat human language there's a troll that was quite yeah
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A Black man goes...
And so I soon became familiar with the phenomenon of the internet troll. These guys seem to live beneath the bridges of said superhighway --
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person,
Video examples
Gordon Makes Smoked Fish...
Oh no, I've been doing it all my life, bud. Gotcha My one eye can see better than you. That one eye is a powerful eye, man. I'm telling you very powerful. GORDON Fish filleted. Not bad for a troll. GORDON It's time to start seeing how the sausage is made. Now, we just gotta grind her.
Video examples
Drew Curtis: How I beat...
That is your best case outcome when you get sued by a patent troll. Now I had hoped to team up with some of these larger companies in order to defend against this lawsuit, but one-by-one they settled out of the case, even though -- and this is important -- none of these companies
Video examples
Can you solve the...
will quite literally roll. Your job is to go from door to door, asking voters whether they prefer the troll or the treefellow and to use the results to project how the election will go. Your fellow citizens want you to succeed and would tell you the truth
Video examples
Let's design social...
by facilitating the spread of misinformation, rumors, echo chambers and hate speech. The environment was purely toxic. My online world became a battleground filled with trolls, lies, hate speech. I started to worry about the safety of my family.
Video examples
Mysterious Islands in...
I'm trying to set up basically the beefiest rig that I've ever set up in my life just to make sure that that we can get Bruce out of the hole I pretty much tied together this entire troll forest I think I have ten trees interlinked this
Video examples
Good news about...
encourage digital surveillance systems NGOs going out there trolling trying new experiments I'm sure I can't prove it but I'm sure that that's one of the major reasons why we're fighting diseases so much sooner and I'm
Video examples
Can you solve the...
As the troll stomps off in anger, the paradoxes cheer you for winning them their freedom, and promise to lead you to the treasure at the top of the stairs. If you can reach it.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
scientists have found cats make a huge range of meows and they wondered if there was a universal cat human language there's a troll that was quite yeah
Video examples
A Black man goes...
And so I soon became familiar with the phenomenon of the internet troll. These guys seem to live beneath the bridges of said superhighway --
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Quote examples
Kate Bush
British Musician
I had an incredibly full life with my imagination: I used to have all sorts of trolls and things; I had a wonderful world around my toys and invented people. I don't mean I had imaginary friends; I just had this big imagination thing going on. I didn't need any imaginary friends, because I had so much other stuff going on.
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Nia Jax
Australian Athlete
I was having a lot of issues with just a lot of social media trolls: people would try to make fun of my size and my weight to the WWE and what not. I just decided to go out there and post a picture of me in a bathing suit. I said, 'You know what? This is my body. I'm going to embrace it, and I'm going to show the world.
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Steve Aoki
American Musician
The way I pick who gets caked is generally by who shows me the most energy and is screaming for it. I still can't help but ask myself... should I stop caking people? Will that stop the haters from hating? Stop giving the trolls more content to target me with?
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Saba Qamar
Pakistani Actress
Have you ever thought how one phrase, one sentence, one troll can ruin someone's entire life? Why do we interfere in their private lives? Think of others as our properties? And say whatever bitterness is in our hearts without thinking twice?
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Taapsee Pannu
Indian Actress
The trolls don't realise that they are actually helping me become more popular, and in return, I am helping them grab a celebrity's attention. I think my trolls and I are very good friends.
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Limmy
Scottish Comedian
Trolling can be a great way to engage with the world, a way to regain self-esteem and happiness, or, dare I say it, a way of life.
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Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
Pakistan doesn't value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.
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Nora Fatehi
Canadian Dancer
Trolls and cyber bullies have been feeling too safe in the cyber world for too long.
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Ananya Panday
Indian Actress
I have inherited my father's thick skin, which helps me deal with trolls.
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Eleanor Tomlinson
English Actress
Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.
Quote examples
Kate Bush
British Musician
I had an incredibly full life with my imagination: I used to have all sorts of trolls and things; I had a wonderful world around my toys and invented people. I don't mean I had imaginary friends; I just had this big imagination thing going on. I didn't need any imaginary friends, because I had so much other stuff going on.
Quote examples
Nia Jax
Australian Athlete
I was having a lot of issues with just a lot of social media trolls: people would try to make fun of my size and my weight to the WWE and what not. I just decided to go out there and post a picture of me in a bathing suit. I said, 'You know what? This is my body. I'm going to embrace it, and I'm going to show the world.
Quote examples
Steve Aoki
American Musician
The way I pick who gets caked is generally by who shows me the most energy and is screaming for it. I still can't help but ask myself... should I stop caking people? Will that stop the haters from hating? Stop giving the trolls more content to target me with?
Quote examples
Saba Qamar
Pakistani Actress
Have you ever thought how one phrase, one sentence, one troll can ruin someone's entire life? Why do we interfere in their private lives? Think of others as our properties? And say whatever bitterness is in our hearts without thinking twice?
Quote examples
Taapsee Pannu
Indian Actress
The trolls don't realise that they are actually helping me become more popular, and in return, I am helping them grab a celebrity's attention. I think my trolls and I are very good friends.
Quote examples
Limmy
Scottish Comedian
Trolling can be a great way to engage with the world, a way to regain self-esteem and happiness, or, dare I say it, a way of life.
Quote examples
Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
Pakistan doesn't value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.
Quote examples
Nora Fatehi
Canadian Dancer
Trolls and cyber bullies have been feeling too safe in the cyber world for too long.
Quote examples
Ananya Panday
Indian Actress
I have inherited my father's thick skin, which helps me deal with trolls.
Quote examples
Eleanor Tomlinson
English Actress
Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.
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