Trolling

1)Someone who files many frivolous lawsuits against people or companies who use something he thinks he owns but legally doesn't. This is known as "Patent Trolling" & "Trademark Trolling."

2)A person who starts arguments in forums or starts a hateful forum topic.

3)A person who turns a comments section into a heated discussion that has nothing to do with the topic.

4)Hacking as a prank, sometimes referred to as "4chaning" or "Pulling a 4Chan."

5)Wikis mass publishing biased, spiteful, & false information, such as Encyclopedia Dramatica, Uncyclopedia, Conservapedia, & Metapedia.

A troll (company) sets up a bridge (claims copyrights over a word) & demands a toll to cross the bridge (wants payment for anyone using that word in one of their projects) or it will eat (sue) you.

1)EDGE attempting to sue any developer using "Edge" in the name of their game is a very well-known act of Repeat Trolling.

2)Bethesda Softworks's attempt to sue Mojang over their planned use of "Scrolls" in an upcoming game title.

by ThatEvilRedhead August 6, 2011

trolling

Responding through short, unhelpful, and often antagonistic means, or performing acts with the intent of getting a rise from people so it can be posted on youtube later. No longer bound to the confines of the internet.

Problem?
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sexy saxagram youtube video
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A - you suk no0b! go slit your wrists!
B - kthx!
(both are trolling in this scenario)
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A - your terrible
B - you're
A - stfu you don't know what your talking about
B - you're
A - gtfo your annoying
B - you're...

by Baaaaaaaaahhhh April 2, 2011

Trolling

Cruising a town, meat market or any location in the search for a new sex partner; usually for one night only

We went trolling last night and hooked up with some Danish girls

by Gojai August 24, 2017

trolling

Act of appearing on internet forums and boards with malicious intent. Trolling includes...

-batting people to flame at you
-putting the forum down and encouraging people to leave.
-flaming
-spamming
-using several identities on a board to support your own arguments / stage pretend arguments
-generally being a dick on a power trip.
Some trolls claim they actions benefit others. These trolls are also twats

Post1
did you see the way that guy was trolling?
Post2
yep, he got banned.
Post3
i just filled in another account. you guys are dicks. why did you ban me? im gonna spam the place up for that!!

by pete s June 11, 2006

trolling

deliberately arguing with complete fallacies on forums, comment threads, or message boards to get leets and other users pissed off by the troll's "ignorance"

User: Obama is a great president.
Troll: Obama kills babies and is a terrorist Muslim from Kenya
User: no! you are stupid (expletives may follow)
Troll: (continues to argue with fallacies)
User: (follows with angrier reply)
(other users may join in on either side)

NOTE: trolling may involve spam

by someguythatsboard November 11, 2010

trolling

'Imma do shit just to piss them off'- Hoodie Allen

Person 1: what is trolling?
Person 2: *puts on No Interrution//Hoodie Allen*
Hoodie: imma do shit just to piss them off
Person 1: thank you I have been enlightened

by pandapops November 26, 2013

Trolling

To use the internet to start problems, insult, or hurt others. An action that only usually affects the person trolling.
Usually a very bored, lonely person with no friends. Or a punk ass kid.

"My AOL account was shut down because I was trolling in a chatroom."

by tmofft January 22, 2005