Derived from Cunningham's Law:
The best way to get genuine, lengthy interactions on the internet's social media, is not to post something accurate and agreeable, but something erroneous.
typical examples of Cunningham's Troll(ing)
OP: "Vaccines are unhealthy"/"The earth is flat"/"Amber Heard did nothing wrong"
Commenters: (1000 messages detailing the what, why, and how; possibly with APA-style citations)
In Left 4 Dead 2's scavenge mode, a human team who waits for the timer to run out because they know that they can win the round without getting the last can because they were able to get your number of cans in a smaller amount of time.
That team is scavenge trolling us. They should just pour the last can and end our misery.
The act of two individuals rubbing their buttholes together in a misguided attempt to achieve sexual pleasure. So named for the involuntary noises and facial expressions made by the participants during the act.
Person 1: Guys, I tried the Grumpy Troll last night.
Person 2: Seriously? Feel anything.
Person 1: Nothing. Literally, nothing.
Person 2: How hard did you try.
Person 1: Let me put it this way. I'm much grumpier today.
When a person or group of people (usually those with lack of common sense, logic and reasoning) take obvious bait on social media and internet forums to express their unwanted and unwarranted opinions. A meaningless time consuming and time wasting thread (aka the trap) then ensues, which in turn produces entertainment for the rest of us!
After meticulously setting my trap line last night on Reddit, I woke up to find my troll trap had been triggered so I grabbed some popcorn and got comfortable 🍿.
Malevolent night creature known for shaking down party people for their bag of blow while simultaneously hoarding their personal stash.
Lindsay’s a friggin Jellybean Troll, she straight up Dyson’d the community bag while hoarding a solid G and then bounced when the com-bag hit zero, licking her numb gums and doing a donut in the intersection at 8am in 3 feet off snow on the unplowed streets during a winter storm warning wearing a stolen Grateful Dead T-shirt.
some request by someone to a guy named Katz
Jo cmel: Katz do a troll
Katz:ok my
Someone: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Committing an act of epic trollery that ends up backfiring onto yourself. Could also be used to describe unintentional self-sabotage.
“I threw out a green shell in Mario Kart but it bounced back and hit me. It was such a self troll.”