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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.
Synonyms for "stupid" such as "idiot," "moron," and "imbecile," all originated as clinical terms for people with intellectual disabilities but are all more accepted today, with only the one being ...
Jewish people as shrewd and money-loving; derived from the character in Shakespeare's play "Merchant of Venice". [71] Yid: Europe: Jews Yiddish word for 'Jew'. [72] Zhyd. Zhydovka. Russia. Ukraine. Jews From Russian and other Slavic languages, originally neutral, but became pejorative during debate over the Jewish question in the 1800s. Its use ...
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]
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 ...
X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a playground for everyone from politicians, to celebrities, comedians, companies, the guy or girl next door, and even their pets. The platform's limited ...
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".
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