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troll
n 1: (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a
dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or
in the mountains
2: 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" [syn: round]
3: a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a
spinner as his troll"
4: angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: trolling]
v 1: circulate, move around
2: cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
3: sing the parts of (a round) in succession
4: angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
5: sing loudly and without inhibition
6: praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
7: speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
This however is more what the op is talking about:
troll
An electronic mail message, Usenet posting or other
(electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect,
but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the
act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit an
emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply
key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their
minds.
"The Free On-line Dictionary
of Computing,
http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe" (1994-10-17)
He seems to prefer a wider definition than is strictly accurate, more in line with flame-bait. A matter of interpretation, no doubt, that doesn't unduly concern me.
No lr, I just made a just made a poor attempt at humor.
