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feed the troll

feed the troll verb: to respond to a troll (“person who makes or posts inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”), especially in an online community.

Verb

feed the troll (third-person singular simple present feeds the troll, present participle feeding the troll, simple past and past participle fed the troll)

  1. (Internet, idiomatic) To respond to a troll (“person who makes or posts inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”), especially in an online community.
    • The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant questions.

Forms of feed the troll

third-person singular presentfeeds the troll
present participlefeeding the troll
past participlefed the troll
pastfed the troll

Questions about feed the troll

What does feed the troll mean?
Feed the troll means to respond to a troll (“person who makes or posts inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”), especially in an online community.
What part of speech is feed the troll?
Feed the troll is a verb.
What is the past tense of feed the troll?
The past tense of feed the troll is fed the troll.

Words near feed the troll in the dictionary

  1. feed pumps
  2. feed the dragon
  3. feed the fire
  4. feed the flames
  5. feed the meter
  6. feed the troll
  7. feed through
  8. feed two birds with one scone
  9. feed up
  10. feed water
  11. feed zone

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