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.

When you think up something brilliantly righteous while baked.

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.

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.