<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I'm catching up on old email. Trolling is lovely although a horrid but sometimes worthy pursuit.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I like this:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_ent gmail-vmod gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:20px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-dDoNo gmail-gsrt" style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;font-weight:lighter;font-size:xx-large">troll<sup class="gmail-lr_dct_ent_hi" style="font-size:small">1</sup></div><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_ent_ph" style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail-lr_dct_ph gmail-XpoqFe">/trōl/</span><span class="gmail-lr_dct_spkr gmail-lr_dct_spkr_off" title="Listen" style="height:16px;width:16px;margin:0px 2px 4px 5px;vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;opacity:0.55"><input src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAQAAADYBBcfAAABN0lEQVR4AZ3UT4vNYRwF8M+dieS3uNtb7r1lKZPNTNlMWY13gDeBrih7L2A2yka2ItlZYWGrjBJF+VdYjEJTFsI1x9qTX/Ptfp716dmc71m2tzfGPvmibAaI+OOmiZLTdgERETtO2dMJPwVwzHVzEbsu64cVOyIAWPNCRJzVa+yjNEGGHoj4bd1/DT2XNgg6WyJeO6Blv0fSE2Tqu4iZxsBtaYPuOQTgkogPlgGATWmDiG1HAZ1vIjZI/wNEvNMBronYXFJz2HnAQ3C8+mM8BUxEbA9EvwEI+OEg2OcX5ksWVA++AozA13rwDmANvK0G37sK2ACPawX4bKUpwMlK5e4aAbjYVG6xktfP6klzVqVD7twXMbdenw5WPRMR5+pjtepG/1jV5vGMkgv/DPItU3XgpSuOaPwFsUTQA47vSZQAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" height="14" type="image" width="14" style="font-size:small;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_h" style="padding-top:10px"><i>noun</i></div><div class="gmail-xpdxpnd gmail-vk_gy" style="overflow:hidden;max-height:15px;color:rgb(135,135,135)">noun: <b>troll</b>; plural noun: <b>trolls</b></div><ol class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sens" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe" style=""><div style="display:inline">a mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance.</div><div class="gmail-vmod"><table class="gmail-vk_tbl gmail-vk_gy" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(135,135,135)"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-lr_dct_nyms_ttl" style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;padding:0px 3px 0px 0px">synonyms:</td><td style="padding:0px"><span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">goblin</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">hobgoblin</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">gnome</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">halfling</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">demon</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">monster</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">bugaboo</span>, <span class="gmail-SDZsVb" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(26,13,171)">ogre</span><div style="display:inline"><div style="display:inline"><div class="gmail-vk_gy">"the storybook trolls who live under the bridge"</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="gmail-xpdxpnd" style="overflow:hidden;max-height:304px"><div class="gmail-vk_sh gmail-vk_gy" style="margin:20px 0px 0px;color:rgb(135,135,135);font-weight:lighter;font-size:medium">Origin</div><div><span style="display:inline-block"><div><img src="cid:ii_jq5hq17t1" alt="image.png" width="272" height="210"><br></div></span></div><div>early 17th century: from Old Norse and Swedish <i>troll</i>, Danish <i>trold</i> . The first English use is from Shetland; the term was adopted more widely into English in the mid 19th century.</div></div></div><div class="gmail-xpdxpnd gmail-pVFdhc gmail-vkc_np" style="background-color:rgb(235,235,235);height:1px;overflow:hidden;max-height:1px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail-xpdxpnd gmail-gi0Tyb" style="overflow:hidden;max-height:599px;padding-left:36px;padding-right:36px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_ent gmail-vmod gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:20px"><div class="gmail-dDoNo gmail-gsrt" style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;font-weight:lighter;font-size:xx-large">troll<sup class="gmail-lr_dct_ent_hi" style="font-size:small">2</sup></div><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_ent_ph" style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail-lr_dct_ph gmail-XpoqFe">/trōl/</span><span class="gmail-lr_dct_spkr gmail-lr_dct_spkr_off" title="Listen" style="height:16px;width:16px;margin:0px 2px 4px 5px;vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;opacity:0.55"><input src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAQAAADYBBcfAAABN0lEQVR4AZ3UT4vNYRwF8M+dieS3uNtb7r1lKZPNTNlMWY13gDeBrih7L2A2yka2ItlZYWGrjBJF+VdYjEJTFsI1x9qTX/Ptfp716dmc71m2tzfGPvmibAaI+OOmiZLTdgERETtO2dMJPwVwzHVzEbsu64cVOyIAWPNCRJzVa+yjNEGGHoj4bd1/DT2XNgg6WyJeO6Blv0fSE2Tqu4iZxsBtaYPuOQTgkogPlgGATWmDiG1HAZ1vIjZI/wNEvNMBronYXFJz2HnAQ3C8+mM8BUxEbA9EvwEI+OEg2OcX5ksWVA++AozA13rwDmANvK0G37sK2ACPawX4bKUpwMlK5e4aAbjYVG6xktfP6klzVqVD7twXMbdenw5WPRMR5+pjtepG/1jV5vGMkgv/DPItU3XgpSuOaPwFsUTQA47vSZQAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" height="14" type="image" width="14" style="font-size:small;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_h" style="padding-top:10px"><i>noun</i></div><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">noun: <b>troll</b>; plural noun: <b>trolls</b></div><ol class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sens" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">1.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div style="display:inline">a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.</div></div><div style=""><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_subsen" style="display:list-item;list-style-type:disc;font-size:xx-small;margin-left:25px;padding-top:5px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe" style="font-size:small"><div><span class="gmail-lr_dct_lbl_blk gmail-lr_dct_lbl_box" style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238);display:inline-block;padding:0px 6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10px;border-radius:2px;line-height:18px;margin-right:6px">INFORMAL</span></div><div style="display:inline">a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting.</div></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">2.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div style="display:inline">a line or bait used in trolling for fish.</div></div></div></div></div></li></ol></div><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_h" style="padding-top:10px"><i>verb</i></div><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">verb: <b>troll</b>; 3rd person present: <b>trolls</b>; past tense: <b>trolled</b>; past participle: <b>trolled</b>; gerund or present participle: <b>trolling</b></div><ol class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sens" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">1.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div><span class="gmail-lr_dct_lbl_blk gmail-lr_dct_lbl_box" style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238);display:inline-block;padding:0px 6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10px;border-radius:2px;line-height:18px;margin-right:6px">INFORMAL</span></div><div style="display:inline">make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.</div><span class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"</div></span></div></div></div></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">2.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div style="display:inline">fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat.</div><span class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">"we <b>trolled for</b> mackerel"</div></span></div><div style=""><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_subsen" style="display:list-item;list-style-type:disc;font-size:xx-small;margin-left:25px;padding-top:5px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe" style="font-size:small"><div style="display:inline">carefully and systematically search an area for something.</div><span class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">"a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities"</div></span></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">3.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div style="display:inline">sing (something) in a happy and carefree way.</div><span class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">"troll the ancient Yuletide carol"</div></span></div></div></div></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;list-style:none"><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-lr_dct_sf_sen gmail-Uekwlc gmail-XpoqFe" style="padding-top:10px;font-weight:lighter"><div style="float:left">4.</div><div style="margin-left:20px"><div class="gmail-PNlCoe gmail-XpoqFe"><div><span class="gmail-lr_dct_lbl_blk gmail-lr_dct_lbl_box" style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238);display:inline-block;padding:0px 6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10px;border-radius:2px;line-height:18px;margin-right:6px">BRITISH</span></div><div style="display:inline">walk; stroll.</div><span class="gmail-vmod"><div class="gmail-vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)">"we all trolled into town"</div></span></div></div></div></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-vk_sh gmail-vk_gy" style="margin:20px 0px 0px;color:rgb(135,135,135);font-weight:lighter;font-size:medium">Origin</div><div style="margin-top:10px">late Middle English (in the sense ‘stroll, roll’): origin uncertain; compare with Old French <i>troller</i> ‘wander here and there (in search of game)’ and Middle High German <i>trollen</i> ‘stroll.’</div></div></div></div></div></div>