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troll noun

  /tɹoʊl/ , /tɹɑl/ , /tɹɒl/ , /tɹəʊl/
  • (originally, Scandinavian, _, mythology, now, also, European folklore) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]
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troll noun

  /tɹoʊl/ , /tɹɑl/ , /tɹɒl/ , /tɹəʊl/
  • (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
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  • (figurative, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, such a statement. [from late 20th c.]
troll, nättroll, internettroll

troll verb

  /tɹoʊl/ , /tɹɑl/ , /tɹɒl/ , /tɹəʊl/
  • (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun sense 6.1)).
  • (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling. [from c. 1600]
dörja, slanta
  • (figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]
trolla

trolling noun

  /tɹoʊlɪŋ/ , /tɹɒlɪŋ/ , /tɹəʊlɪŋ/
  • A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net#Noun.
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🇸🇪 sv en 🇬🇧

troll noun {n}

trollet, trollen
  • #{samlingsnamn|samlingsnamn}# på #{människolik|människolika}# #{varelse|varelser}# i nordisk #{folktro|folktro}# och nordisk #{mytologi|mytologi}#
  • person som avsiktligt retar upp folk i #{diskussionsforum|diskussionsforum}# på #{internet|internet}#; #{internettroll|internettroll}#, #{nättroll|nättroll}#
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