When did "troll" become the word used to describe people who say mean things over entities who try to extort tolls and fees from the use of goods or services that they didn't actually provide or maintain?
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Replying to @ModernHermetics
I’ve heard claims that it’s etymologically related to trolling in fishing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) …
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Replying to @SellarsRespectr
Could be, but more likely this: "From Norw/Swed troll or Danish trold, from Old Norse trǫll (“witch, mage, conjurer”), related to Middle High German trolle (“spook, wraith, monster, ogre”). From Proto-Germanic *truzlą (“a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant; monster”)."
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Replying to @ModernHermetics @SellarsRespectr
It was used as a verb before it was used as a noun. "Lets troll this guy." It's about fishing for attention and lols by winding people up and staying cool and detached while they lose it in the replies. "Relax it's a joke."
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"Oh you can ignore DatBoi247, he's just a troll."
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