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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.
  • fantasy A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
  • internet A deliberately inflammatory post to a newsgroup, etc.
  • internet A person who posts to a newsgroup, bulletin board, etc., in a way intended to anger other posters and to cause drama, or otherwise disrupt the group's intended purpose.
  • slang An ugly person of either sex.

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Verb:

  • fishing To entice fish with bait; to fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat.
  • intransitive By extension, to search (for), to draw out, to entice
  • intransitive To disrupt the operation of an online community.
  • intransitive To saunter, especially in order to find a sexual partner
  • intransitive|archaic To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way.
  • intransitive|obsolete To move circularly.

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