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Backtrolling 

An action taken by a person who is being trolled. The person being trolled uses the exact same trolling technique that the troll is using thus confusing the troll and making him look bad in front of everyone else.
He was trying to make me look like an idiot, but I pulled the good ol' backtrolling trick on him.

Dude, poor Toni always gets backtrolled by his friends.
Backtrolling by X-Ray Zulu May 6, 2011
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Backtrolling 

Backtrolling (bæk•troʊl•ɪŋ) (verb)

The exact origin of this word is often disputed, due to the usage in two distinct cultural subgroups; Rural Cajun, and Urban Black/African American. Both variants come from Southern Louisiana and date back to the early 1980s.

1. Cajun: The act of using an outboard boat motor to slowly move backwards while fishing. This was often done due to lack of the financial resources needed to obtain a trolling motor and deep cycle battery for a fishing boat. Running the motor in reverse allows for a slower “trolling” effect needed for certain fishing techniques.

2. Black/African American: The act of moving backwards using reverse in a car on idle, while attempting to capture attention of potential female mates. This is most commonly done with a group of 2-4 males, whom after passing a group of females, will put the car in reverse and idle backwards to meet them.
Example (1): “Clovis, How’s ya mama an’ dem!”? “Me an Ti-Jean gone backtrolling, caught barbue. Gonna make coo’ boo yon”.

Example (2): “Y’all Niggas backtrolling”? “Ahhh Shiit, check thottie”.
Backtrolling by Redmonnn October 18, 2019
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Backtrolling 

Usenet term for the action taken by a person who has been trolled into a debate he's losing since the beginning and consists in claiming that the other persons have been "trolled by him".

It is a contraction of backpedalling and trolling.
Diaper boy was backtrolling once more when he was pointed out by everybody not to be the creator of the LC bot.
Backtrolling by Dr. Flonkenstein December 17, 2004

backscrolling 

going through someone's pictures from oldest to newest
I Facebook stalked him via backscrolling.
backscrolling by glong June 7, 2014

bankrolling 

A word that idiots use combining the two slang terms banking and rolling
Orangejello- damn James got the new Jordan's nigga

Lemonjello- yeah dawg that nigga be bankrolling

Orangejello- (puzzled look)

Lemonjello- what is it?

Orangejello- bankrolling?

Lemonjello- yeah

Orangejello- you need to get your shit together
bankrolling by JizzleJay48 November 15, 2013

I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"
Word of the Day on July 12, 2026

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
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