trollata — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
trollata is used for these senses in English:
- flame (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
- troll (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 8.1)).
- troll (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling. [from c. 1600]
- troll (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.]
flame — full definition
- noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
- noun A short-lived but intense romantic relationship, or the person in it.
- verb To post an angry, insulting message online, or to burn with visible flames.
troll — full definition
- noun In folklore, a large, often ugly supernatural creature living in caves, hills, or under bridges.
- verb To post deliberately provocative or inflammatory comments online to upset people or derail a discussion.
- noun Someone who posts such deliberately provocative content online.
- verb To fish by trailing a baited line behind a slowly moving boat.
- noun A person who deliberately posts inflammatory, off-topic or provocative messages online to upset people or derail a discussion, typically for their own amusement.