A mythical supernatural creature, famous in scandinavian folklore for causing mischief and annoyance to others. From the Troll species (trollus maximus difficultus) they are of a class that dwell in caves, mountains or in the Kaufman's case, under a bridge.
That Kaufman is such a f*cking troll, when is he gonnalearn its just not funny the hundreth time?
A place where dreams and ambition go to die. Kids can't wait to "get out of this town and never come back", but end up getting knocked up by their high school sweetheart, continue to live here for the rest of their lives, and then their kids have the same high school teachers they had had.