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- noun Plural form of
troll . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
troll .
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Examples
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I agree that oftentimes ignoring the trolls is the way to go.
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Kay, I imagine one of the trolls is a professional drug addict, the other troll is a professional pedoph*le and the other troll peddles drugs to his neighbors and school kids in his trailer park
Think Progress » Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery. 2010
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Kay, I imagine one of the trolls is a professional drug addict, the other troll is a professional pedoph*le and the other troll peddles drugs to his neighbors and school kids in his trailer park
Think Progress » Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery. 2010
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The behavior of the trolls is the mark of a coward and a loser!
Think Progress » “Left-Wing Radical”: Hannity Kicks Off Next Wilson Smear Campaign 2005
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The average IQ however OF those trolls is like a MENSA meeting compared to the morons who troll here
Think Progress » Glenn Beck says his smear campaign against Van Jones was ‘not a personal thing.’ 2010
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These silly spam attacks by you trolls is so 2007.
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One of our regular trolls is particularly stupid, shallow and racist today.
Think Progress » Mississippi school district cancels prom after same-sex couple planned to attend. 2010
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My biggest issue with responding to trolls is with those of us who copy and paste the entire text of troll stupidity into their own comment — it never goes away!
Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth 2010
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One of our regular trolls is particularly stupid, shallow and racist today.
Think Progress » Mississippi school district cancels prom after same-sex couple planned to attend. 2010
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The saddest part for the trolls is that the legislation the right pushed for against acorn is unconstitutional.
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A local term for those hailing from south of the bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac, which separates the Upper Peninsula from the rest of the state, is “trolls.”
Notable Sandwiches #53: Cudighi Talia Lavin 2023
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According to a glossary developed by Pen America, there are words for the people who interact with public figures just to be mean (trolls) and words for people who read something just because they dislike the author (hate-reads) and words for the groups that form with the purpose of harassing a single person (dogpiling).
‘It’s so toxic’: why we’re addicted to mean online gossip about women Katy Kelleher 2020
john commented on the word trolls
Folks, I really, really appreciate it when bad actors are brought to my attention. It happens infrequently, given the volume of traffic here, and I have a small bag of tools for dealing with them. It hasn't, knock on wood, been much of an issue.
But my opinion is that we should refrain from rising to the bait on the site. Most trolls are just out for attention, so yelling at them leaves them emboldened, not chastened. Though of course everyone is free to say what they will, and do what they want (except for the trolls, who I will nuke). And if anyone has any other suggestions, feel free to chime in here or let me know directly. Thanks.
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April 5, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word trolls
Thanks for your attention, John. It is much appreciated. Thanks for all you do.
I took the bait this time, for which I apologize (particularly if it results in more idiocy), but as a rule I believe your approach is the best one.
April 5, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word trolls
There's a previous discussion on troll.
April 5, 2009
reesetee commented on the word trolls
Ditto what c_b said--and I'll fight the urge next time.
April 6, 2009