trollish
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- adjective
- /ˈtroʊlɪʃ/
- Texting
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provocador
- The comments on that thread were filled with trollish behavior, aimed at provoking arguments.
Examples
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His trollish remarks during the discussion upset many of the participants.
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Until you do understand it, you will be doomed to continue being a bit trollish.
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Continued presence without a dialogue is trollish behavior.
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Also, I thought it might have been obvious that I was replying to the rather 'trollish' comment above yours.
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The people who engage in trollish behavior and we say, well, what, you know, why are they behaving this way?
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But just staying here for the sake of staying here is boring, trollish, and bannable.
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The fact is, you can meet internet trolls in real life, and they will be just as trollish in person as they are on the internet.
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Heartiste: please start saying something interesting, instead of transparently trollish.
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I usually delete first-time posts that look trollish; that's the usual tell if I see them before anyone has responded.
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Ignoring the trollish provocations in the forum can help maintain a more positive atmosphere.
Synonyms
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Rude and unkind in a way that annoys other people
Antonyms
How Provocative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trollish comes from troll, a word for a mischief-making creature in old stories, and from the fishing idea trolling, where you drag 'bait' to get a bite. So online, a troll 'baits' people to get a reaction, and trollish means acting on purpose to annoy or provoke.