Word Of The Day

[Bismarck]

Troll

 

noun

noun: troll; plural noun: trolls

1. (in folklore) an ugly cave-dwelling creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

 

verb

1. 1.

   make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

   "if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
2. 2.

   carefully and systematically search an area for something.

   "a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities"

   • fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat.

     verb: troll; 3rd person present: trolls; past tense: trolled; past participle:trolled; gerund or present participle: trolling

     "we trolled for mackerel"
3. 3.

   BRITISH

   walk in a leisurely way; stroll.

   "we all trolled into town"
4. 4.

   sing (something) in a happy and carefree way.

   "he trolled a note or two"

 

 

noun

noun: troll; plural noun: trolls

1. 1.

   a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting.

   "one solution is to make a troll's postings invisible to the rest of community once they've been recognized"

   • a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting.
2. 2.

   a line or bait used in trolling for fish.

 

[Jman888]

what is the purpose of this thread?

 

locked.