to troll
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6.8
- verb
- /troʊl/
- Offensive
:
trollear
- He tried to troll his friends online by posting fake news articles.
- troll the Internet
- troll on Twitter
- troll online
I got I got trolled by Rogan powers on this.
- I got I got trolled by Rogan powers on this.
- Not my friends, not my competitors, not people that troll me, not I'm empathetic.
- Just because you're trolling me doesn't mean I'm wrong.
- Certain doubt these people were being paid by other people to troll and discredit.
- You know, I I like trolling Bezos, but he's got blue origin.
- Here we have Elise Stefanik stepping into Twitter and getting trolled by a Chinese diplomat.
- There's two things going on with Trump when he trolls.
- Clever people can just sit and troll them for hours and they don't know.
Examples
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You, sir, are not only trolling this entire thread, you're not even a very good troll.
Blog text (6) -
Are you still trolling for credulity, Mr. Ebert, or did you fall for it yourself?
Blog text (3) -
So if people can sit there and troll, then maybe.
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And so it's just terrific to troll people like that.
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I wasn't trying to troll you, I meant what I said.
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Again, perhaps you are trolling, in which case, well done, sir.
Blog text (1) -
Clever people can just sit and troll them for hours and they don't know.
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If 'narrow minds stick together,' why are you here trolling everyone then?
Blog text (6) -
I believe I know who you are because I've seen you trolling around on VC's page on Facebook.
Blog text (2) -
She trolled me online.
Synonyms
11
7.8
To send angry, insulting messages to someone online
To annoy people online a little on purpose to make them react for fun
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
1
8.3
To reply to someone online who tries to start arguments, making them continue
Compounds
- Offensive
2
9.0
A person or company that buys invention rights then sues others to get money
- Jargon
A person or company that sues others over copyright to get money often without creating the work
- Slur
An internet user often from China who posts messages supporting the Chinese government as part of an organized group
How Provoking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Troll for online provocation comes from the fishing idea of 'fishing' for reactions, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'fishing' for angry replies when they try to troll others online.