Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 10 compound words that contain trolls. The most common are listed below. Open trolls in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- don't feed the trollsAlternative form of don't feed the troll: Said to urge another not to respond to disruptive behavior, particularly in online contexts, by pointing out any such response is likely to be counterproductive.
- concern trollsplural of concern troll: Someone who posts to an Internet forum or newsgroup, claiming to share its goals while deliberately working against those goals, typically, by claiming "concern" about group plans to engage in productive activity …
- copyright trollsplural of copyright troll: A person or company that enforces copyrights that it holds for purposes of generating income through strategic litigation, in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic.
- patent trollsplural of patent troll: A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.
- hill-trollsplural of hill-troll: A troll that lives in or under a hill.
- RIP trollsplural of RIP troll: An Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased.
- trademark trollsplural of trademark troll: An entity that registers a trademark without intending to use it and who then threatens to sue others who use that mark.
Compound words 10
- backtrollsthird-person singular simple present indicative of backtroll: To fish by trolling with the boat's motor in reverse, minimising movement of the boat.
- countertrollsplural of countertroll: Someone who trolls in response to an original troll.
- fantrollsplural of fantroll: An internet troll who is part of a fandom.
- outtrollsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outtroll: To troll (prank, tease, trick, or mess with) more or better than someone else.
- postrollsplural of postroll: An advertisement that plays after the main content.
- Wintrollsplural of Wintroll: A trollish user who advocates the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- controllsplural of controll: To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- comptrollsplural of comptroll: To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- permatrollsplural of permatroll: A persistent or long-time troll in an online community.
- weretrollsplural of weretroll: A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a troll.