Trollname

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  slanga native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

trollnoun詞源 1/tɹɒl/

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  artsfantasyfolklorea giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.

  • He followed their advice, and rode through a rye-field, where the Trolls were unable to follow him, but in their exasperation cried after him, "The red cock shall crow over thy dwelling." And behold! his house stood in a blaze.
  • The Scandinavian fancied himself surrounded by Trolls,—a kind of goblin men, with vast power of work and skilful production,—divine stevedores, carpenters, reapers, smiths, and masons, swift to reward every kindness done them, with gifts of gold and silver.
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  obsoleteartsfantasyfolklorea giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.

  • The more usual appellation of the Dwarfs is Troll or Trold, a word originally significant of any evil spirit, giant monster, magician, or evil person; but now in a good measure divested of its ill senses, for the Trolls are not in general regarded as noxious or malignant beings. [...] They are obliging and neighbourly; freely lending and borrowing, and elsewise keeping up a friendly intercourse with mankind.
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  derogatoryslangAn ugly or unpleasant person.

  • The way Torchie had talked about him, I expected him to be some kind of troll. But he could have passed for one of those actors who makes a couple of movies, gets real popular with the girls for a year or two, and then vanishes from sight. He had that kind of face.
  • In this work, the abject object—a sculpture of a fat, hairy woman—is heartbreakingly comforted by a text that claims the artist's love and desire to protect the 'ugly' troll.
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  astronomyclimatologymeteorologyAn optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.

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  informalA Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.

  • People from the Upper Peninsula—the UP, or the Yoop—some-times call citizens of northern Michigan trolls, because they live “below the bridge.”

trollverb詞源 2/tɹɒl/

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  Senses relating to a rolling motion.

  • Take trustie (to trust to) that thinkest to thee, / That trustily thriftines trowleth to thee.
  • [T]o trovvle in the caſh throughout all nations chriſtendome there is no fellovve to the red herring.
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  obsoleteSenses relating to a rolling motion.

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  Senses relating to a rolling motion.

  • Mrs Putler, this is Lady—Lady—these tamn'd Southern names rin out o' my head like a stane trowling down hill— […]
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  Senses relating to a rolling motion.

  • Prepoſt'rous foole, thou troul'ſt amiſſe: / Thou err'ſt; That's not the vvay, 'Tis this: / Thy hopes, inſtructed by thine Eye, / Make thee appeare more neare than I; […]
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  slangSenses relating to a rolling motion.

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  obsoleteSenses relating to a rolling motion.

  • This little ape gets money by the sack-full, / It trolls upon her.
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  archaicentertainmentlifestylemusicSenses relating to the motion of passing around.

  • [Caliban] Thou mak'ſt me merry: I am full of pleaſure, Let vs be iocond. VVill you troule the Catch You taught me but vvhileare?
  • His Sonnets charm'd the attentive Crowd, / By wide-mouth'd Mortal troul'd aloud; […]
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  obsoleteSenses relating to the motion of passing around.

  • And Tyb my wyfe, that as her lyfe / loueth well good ale to ſeeke, / Full ofte drynkes ſhee, tyll ye may ſee / the teares run downe her cheekes: / Then dooth ſhe trowle, to mee the bowle / euen as a mault worme shuld, / And ſayth ſweete hart, I took my part / of this ioly good ale and olde.
  • Trowle the boll, the iolly Nut-browne boll, / And here kind mate to thee: / Let's ſing a dirge for Saint Hughes ſoule, / And downe it merrily.

trollnoun詞源 2/tɹɒl/

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  An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.

  • They [legislators] reduce men to looſe counters merely for the ſake of ſimple telling, and not to figures vvhoſe povver is to ariſe from their place in the table. […] The troll of their categorical table might have informed them that there vvas ſomething elſe in the intellectual vvorld beſides ſubſtance and quantity.
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  fishinghobbieslifestyleAn act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.

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  fishinghobbieslifestyleA fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.

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  An inflammatory or insincere statement posted in an attempt to lure others into combative argument (a flame war), originally a way for regulars (long-time users) to poke light-hearted fun at new posters (especially in Usenet newsgroups) and promote in-group cohesion ("trolling for newbies").

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  A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.

  • Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story 9pm, TLC The professional troll and one-time Apprentice stirrer piles on the pounds in order to shed them in this two-part doc, which feels at times like an overly long This Morning item.
  • That tendency to overdo it became visible as the worst kind of trolling on the internet about a decade ago, when griefers exported their habits from the gaming world into the larger world. […] From there, attacking people head-on—though almost always cloaked in anonymity—wasn't a big leap. And so much more on the internet became like a game, only the score consisted of attention, outrage or approval from like-minded trolls.
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  governmentpoliticsA person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.

  • Already, U.S. operatives in both parties have made early efforts at using trolls for political gain. Rogue progressives stealthily launched fake social media campaigns against Roy Moore, the GOP nominee for Senate in Alabama, during a 2017 special election. Their campaign aimed to confuse voters into thinking Moore supported banning alcohol and that Russian bots were working on his behalf.
  • Social media accounts tied to a group of Russian trolls are amplifying claims of election fraud, according to researchers at the Election Integrity Partnership, a coalition of misinformation experts.
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  derogatoryinformalA company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.

  • The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
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  entertainmentlifestylemusicA song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.

  • At the opening of every club night he is called in to sing his "Confession of Faith," which is the famous old drinking trowl from Gammer Gurton's needle.
  • And thence the catch and troll, while "laughter, holding both his sides" sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of married life, and all the ills that "our flesh is heir to."

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• trull