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A revision of a Wikipedia article shows a troll vandalizing an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.. In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or who performs similar behaviors in real life.
In Norse mythology, troll, like thurs, is a term applied to jötnar and is mentioned throughout the Old Norse corpus. In Old Norse sources, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together (usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly. [2]
A word meaning people who left Islam, mainly critics of Islam. [130] Mushrik A person who doesn't believe in Tawhid (Islamic monotheism) and practices polytheism, worships idols, saints, ancestors or graves. Pagan A person who believes in a non-Abrahamic religion. Synonymous with heathen. [131] Savage
Trolling is, as many are aware "a art;" most self-proclaimed trolls are by no means artists. But occasionally (and strangely often in the world of MMOs ), someone will step up and set themselves ...
In a March 22, 1973, meeting between United States President Richard Nixon, John Dean, John Ehrlichman, John N. Mitchell, and H. R. Haldeman, Ehrlichman incorporated the term into a new and related one, "modified limited hangout".
A griefer or bad-faith player is a player in a multiplayer video game who deliberately annoys, disrupts, or trolls others in ways that are not part of the intended gameplay. . Griefing is often accomplished by killing players for sheer fun, destroying player-built structures, or stealing i
A troll is a fearsome member of a race of creatures from Norse mythology that have achieved international recognition and become stock characters in popular culture.. Troll as gay slang is amongst the lexicon of the cant Polari used in the gay subculture in Britain which has become more mainstream with transcontinental travel and online communication.
Shitposting is a modern form of online provocation. The term itself appeared around the mid-2000s on image boards such as 4chan.Writing for Polygon, Sam Greszes compared shitposting to Dadaism's "confusing, context-free pieces that, specifically because they were so absurd, were seen as revolutionary works both artistically and politically".