Troll Edit Meaning

1.

One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument

2.

One who purposely and deliberately (that purpose usually being self-amusement) starts an argument in a manner which attacks others on a forum without in any way listening to the arguments proposed by his or her peers. He will spark of such an argument via the use of ad hominem attacks (i.e. 'you're nothing but a fanboy' is a popular phrase) with no substance or relevence to back them up as well as straw man arguments, which he uses to simply avoid addressing the essence of the issue.

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1a. Noun

One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.

1b. Noun

A person who, on a message forum of some type, attacks and flamesother members of the forum for any of a number of reasons such as rank, previous disagreements, sex, status, ect.

A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a "Flamer" who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.

1c. Noun

A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone with nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject, as well as thinks every member of the forum is talking about them and only them. Trolls often go by multiple names to circumvent getting banned.

2a. Noun

Sometimes compared to the Japanese ‘Oni’, a troll is a supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, whose race was thought to have carried massive stones into the countryside (although actually the result of glaciers). Lives in hills, mountains, caves, or under bridges. They are stupid, large, brutish, hairy, long-nosed, and bug-eyed, and may also have multiple heads or horns. Trolls love to eat people, especially small children.

The Females of the species are generally kinder and more intelligent, but still fairly hideous.

2b. Noun

An aesthetically repulsive person, often has terrible social skills, usually a woman. See Troglodyte.

2c. Noun

An old, unattractive gay man who hits on young men, and cannot seem to understand that they want nothing to do with him.

3a. Verb

To fish by dragging bait behind a moving motor-boat.

3b. Verb

To cruise for immediate sexual pleasure without commitment. Often characterized by an older man, seeking a younger man, or any man for immediate, often anonymous sexual contact.

4. Noun

A joke disguised as an outrageously stupid statement or question, intended to trap people into believing it is serious.

5. Verb

To use acidand ectasysimulataneously. See trolling.

(Comes from ‘Tripping’ on acid, and ‘Rolling’ on ecstasy)

6. Noun

A toy popular in the 1980’s, a ‘troll’ is a cute little plastic trolls with fluffy, colored hair.

1a. I hate trolls!

1b. I hate trolls!

1c. I hate trolls!

2a. It is said that a troll will turn to stone if caught by sunlight/daylight.

2b. Ewww… Jenna is such a troll!

2c. That troll kept hitting on Rick.

3a. I then got to troll for salmon. I caught one that was 65 inches long!

3b. He went trolling and picked up a 17-year-old boy recently at a gay club.

4. Hey, how's my computer able to speak in foreign languages?

5. Back in the 90's we used to troll at the raves.

6. I bought a 4-inch troll for my little sister on her birthday.

4.

1. A large, brutish creature of European myth, often lacking in intelligence. Sometimes compared to the Japanese oni.

2. A dumbass who makes idiotic posts in message boards newsgroups for the sole purpose of pissing people off, often lacking in intelligence. Sometimes compared to people who pass you by on the sidewalk then grab you in inappropriate places.

1. "AAAAAAHH, it's a troll!"

"Protect the women and children! Grab your torches!"

2. "AAAAAAHH, it's a troll!"

"****head... we banned him five times and he keeps making new accounts about how he pwns all and that he>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>j00!"

5.

One of many unsung internet heroes who are almost entirely misunderstood. Contrary to popular belief, many trolls are actually quite intelligent. Their habitual attacks on forums is usually a result of their awareness of the pretentiousness and excessive self-importance of many forum enthusiasts. As much as people may hate trolls, they are highly effective - their actions bring much of the stupidity of other forum users out into the great wide open.

Man, that troll really owned those dumb forum users who take themselves too damn seriously.

6.

Any one that lives below the Bridge.

Oppisite of a Yooper.

7.

A person who posts to a forum or other form of online communication to disrupt or cause widespread argument.

WILK0, troll of the Xbox forums

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