Derived from Cunningham's Law:
The best way to get genuine, lengthy interactions on the internet's social media, is not to post something accurate and agreeable, but something erroneous.
The best way to get genuine, lengthy interactions on the internet's social media, is not to post something accurate and agreeable, but something erroneous.
typical examples of Cunningham's Troll(ing)
OP: "Vaccines are unhealthy"/"The earth is flat"/"Amber Heard did nothing wrong"
Commenters: (1000 messages detailing the what, why, and how; possibly with APA-style citations)
OP: "Vaccines are unhealthy"/"The earth is flat"/"Amber Heard did nothing wrong"
Commenters: (1000 messages detailing the what, why, and how; possibly with APA-style citations)
by DaMidd June 7, 2022

A phrase said when you discover a village of tight panted trolls while walking through the forest of moccasin breath
Guy one: is that an angel baby?
Guy two: no that’s his dance moves
Ricky Bobby: nah nigga that’s a troll in troll pants
Guy two: no that’s his dance moves
Ricky Bobby: nah nigga that’s a troll in troll pants
by I 💔 dilfs November 21, 2021

When you attempt to join an organization or group with the intent of preventing yourself from being fucked with and or avoid criticism.
Frank: Did you know that Stan is gay?
John: Stan is only pretending to be gay for the purposes of troll shielding.
John: Stan is only pretending to be gay for the purposes of troll shielding.
by AnthonyCumia June 17, 2024

Saying a sentence, or writing some sort of social media post just to get a rise out of everyone. Usually done for Facebook likes.
by sueprguy May 31, 2015

Committing an act of epic trollery that ends up backfiring onto yourself. Could also be used to describe unintentional self-sabotage.
by Fronkus M Burger May 23, 2022

Back when Minecraft was sold to Microsoft, Notch wanted to lead a final mark by creating a secret structure. Whatever, that version was never allowed to be released but it was leaked. The name of the version is TR_0.11, but the structure was unfinished. It only spawn in 1 in a million chunks, making it almost impossible to find and the rarest ever by far. The structure was so rare that there is no footage of it online, until a person named camman18 found it
by ThatOneFiddlement December 20, 2023
