троллить

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Russian

Etymology

тролль (trollʹ) +‎ -ить (-itʹ), from English troll.

Pronunciation

Verb

тро́ллить (tróllitʹimpf (perfective затро́ллить or потро́ллить)

  1. (neologism, chiefly Internet) to troll (to post inflammatory material in an attempt to lure someone into a dispute)
    • 2017, Л. А. Данилкин, Ленин: Пантократор солнечных пылинок:
      Одно дело было тро́ллить «экономистов» и «сепаратистов» при помощи книги, где легко окарикатурить их взгляды.
      Odno delo bylo tróllitʹ «ekonomistov» i «separatistov» pri pomošči knigi, gde lexko okarikaturitʹ ix vzgljady.
      It was one thing to troll the “economists” and “separatists” with a book, where it was easy to caricature their views.

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