What does troll mean?
Definitions for troll
troʊltroll
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Princeton's WordNet
trollnoun
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
round, trollnoun
a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
"they enjoyed singing rounds"
trollnoun
a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
"he used a spinner as his troll"
troll, trollingverb
angling by drawing a baited line through the water
trollverb
circulate, move around
trollverb
cause to move round and round
"The child trolled her hoop"
trollverb
sing the parts of (a round) in succession
trollverb
angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
trollverb
sing loudly and without inhibition
trollverb
praise or celebrate in song
"All tongues shall troll you"
trollverb
speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Trollverb
To move circularly; to drive about.
Etymology: trollen, to roll, Dutch; perhaps from trochlea, Lat. a thing to turn round.
With the phant’sies of hey troll,
Troll about the bridal bowl,
And divide the broad-bread cake,
Round about the bride’s stake. Ben Jonson, Underwoods.To Trollverb
How pleasant on the banks of Styx,
To troll it in a coach and six. Jonathan Swift.Nor drain I ponds the golden carp to take,
Nor trowle for pikes, dispeoplers of the lake. John Gay.
Wikipedia
Troll
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings. In later Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not Christianized, and are considered dangerous to human beings. Depending on the source, their appearance varies greatly; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted, or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them. Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks in Scandinavian folklore, which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight. Trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture.
ChatGPT
troll
A troll, in online context, refers to a person who intentionally posts inflammatory, irrelevant, false, or offensive messages or content on digital platforms such as online forums, social media, blogs or chat rooms with the primary intent of provoking or upsetting people, causing disruption, or obtaining a response. This can be to elicit strong emotional reactions, to provoke an argument, or distract and sow discord among the platform's users. In folklore and mythology, a troll is a supernatural creature often depicted as a giant or dwarf, living in isolated rocks, caves, or mountains, and sometimes known for being unfriendly and slow-witted, yet very strong. In the digital age, the term is often associated with internet harassment and cyberbullying, and trolling can sometimes lead to severe consequences including legal action, depending on the degree of harassment and the jurisdiction.
Webster Dictionary
Trollnoun
a supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch
Trollverb
to move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn
Trollverb
to send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking
Trollverb
to sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely
Trollverb
to angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure
Trollverb
to fish in; to seek to catch fish from
Trollverb
to roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six
Trollverb
to move rapidly; to wag
Trollverb
to take part in trolling a song
Trollverb
to fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water
Trollnoun
the act of moving round; routine; repetition
Trollnoun
a song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round
Trollnoun
a trolley
Wikidata
Troll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, troll may have been a negative synonym for a jötunn, a being in Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings. In some sources, trolls can't stand sunlight with some of the sources claiming that trolls even turn to stone upon being exposed to sunlight. Later, in Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not Christianized, and are considered dangerous to human beings. Depending on the region from which accounts of trolls stem, their appearance varies greatly; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them. Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks, which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight. One of the most famous elements of Scandinavian folklore, trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Troll
trōl, n. in Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural being of small size, dwelling in a cave, hill, &c. [Ice. troll (Ger. droll). Cf. Droll.]
Troll
trōl, v.t. to move circularly: to sing the parts of in succession, as of a catch or round: to angle or fish for in a certain way: to fish for.—v.i. to roll: to move or run about: to sing a catch: to stroll, ramble: to fish, esp. for pike, with rod and line, using revolving lure, artificial or natural, such as spoon-bait, minnow, &c.—n. a moving round, repetition: a round song.—ns. Troll′er; Troll′ey, Troll′y, a costermonger's cart: a metallic roller or pulley used in many electric street-railways in connection with an overhead electric conductor: a small truck running in a furnace, or in mines: lace whose pattern is outlined with a thicker thread or a flat border made up of several such threads; Troll′ing; Troll′ing-bait, -spoon, a metallic revolving lure used in trolling. [O. Fr. troller, trauler (Fr. trôler), to stroll; Old High Ger. trollen, to run.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
troll
1. v.,n. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase “trolling for newbies” which in turn comes from mainstream “trolling”, a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. See also YHBT.2. n. An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that they have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the net, as in, “Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll.” Compare kook. 3. n. [Berkeley] Computer lab monitor. A popular campus job for CS students. Duties include helping newbies and ensuring that lab policies are followed. Probably so-called because it involves lurking in dark cavelike corners.Some people claim that the troll (sense 1) is properly a narrower category than flame bait, that a troll is categorized by containing some assertion that is wrong but not overtly controversial. See also Troll-O-Meter.The use of ‘troll’ in any of these senses is a live metaphor that readily produces elaborations and combining forms. For example, one not infrequently sees the warning “Do not feed the troll” as part of a followup to troll postings.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TROLL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Troll is ranked #51396 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Troll surname appeared 405 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Troll.
97.7% or 396 total occurrences were White.
1.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of troll in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of troll in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of troll in a Sentence
We've really taken a beating here in Toronto in the last little while, people are beginning to troll for stocks that appear to have some lasting long-term structural value, good management. ... At some stage, things fall to a point at which value starts to surface and we may be there.
Beijing( sees the incursions) as an attempt by their own population to troll Taiwan, to provoke Taiwan, to make fun of Taiwan's incompetence. They treat it as a propaganda victory.
There's a troll … Christopher Rufo who decided he is going to call African American history and the history of this country critical race theory, people like you have bought into it, and that's a shame.
The last indictment of Russians involved the so-called troll factories and online bot farms that were causing issues on Twitter.
What Veterans's What Veterans, the Republican Party has become this enormous troll farm. And you know, at the top you have Donald Trump troll and Donald Trump occupies most of the bandwidth so if you're going to get any attention and you want to raise funds you've got to do outrageous things... and eventually one grabs.
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- متصيد, طرولArabic
- trollAzerbaijani
- трольBelarusian
- тролBulgarian
- skřítek, trollCzech
- ellyllWelsh
- trold, trollDanish
- trollen, TrollGerman
- τρολ, γίγαςGreek
- troloEsperanto
- trolSpanish
- ترولPersian
- peikko, trollaus, trollata, provo, rölli, trolliFinnish
- trollFrench
- trollIrish
- הטריל, טרולHebrew
- ट्रॉल, ट्रोलHindi
- trollHungarian
- trollIndonesian
- tröll, þursIcelandic
- trollItalian
- 荒らし, トロールJapanese
- ტროლი, ტროლებიGeorgian
- 트롤, 낚시Korean
- TroglodytarumLatin
- тролMacedonian
- ट्रोलMarathi
- dorgeNorwegian
- lokaas, trolDutch
- trollNorwegian
- trollPolish
- trolar, trollPortuguese
- revenire, трол, trol, trollRomanian
- тролль, тро́ллитьRussian
- stálluNorthern Sami
- provocirati, trol, trolovati, трол, preveslati, nasamariti, троловати, тролати, trolatiSerbo-Croatian
- trolSlovene
- dörja, slanta, troll, trollaSwedish
- เกรียน, โทรลล์Thai
- trolTurkish
- трольUkrainian
- quỷ khổng lồVietnamese
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