trol
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Etymology
From Swedish troll. The sense of "Internet troll" is a recent semantic loan from English.
Pronunciation
Noun
trol m (plural trols)
- troll (fantastic being)
- (Internet) troll
- (Internet) an instance of trolling
- 2016 September 8, Sergi Picazo, “Per què estem perdent Twitter en favor de la cultura de l’odi?”, in El Crític:
- A Mèxic, l’actual president Enrique Peña Nieto va ser acusat de crear trols anònims durant les darreres eleccions. L’escàndol es coneix com els “Peñabots”.
- In Mexico, the current president Enrique Peña Nieto was accused of creating anonymous troll accounts during the last elections. The scandal is known as the “Peñabots”.
Derived terms
- trolejar
Further reading
- “trol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Norwegian troll or Swedish troll. Doublet of drol (“mythological giant”) and etymology 2.
Noun
trol m (plural trollen, diminutive trolletje n)
Etymology 2
From English troll. Doublet of drol (“mythological giant”) and etymology 1.
Noun
trol m (plural trollen, diminutive trolletje n)
- troll (person who provokes others)
Derived terms
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