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RIP troll

RIP troll noun: an Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased.

Noun

RIP troll (plural RIP trolls)

  1. (Internet) An Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased.
    • Furthermore, they illustrated RIP trolls' deeply privileged (not to mention paternalistic) worldview, which the trolls subsequently used to justify what were still often quite destructive behaviors.2015, Whitney Phillips, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, page 84
    • He uses trolling techniques to fight back against trolls that he particularly finds malevolent—specifically pedophiles and RIP trolls.2018, Jill Anne Morris, The Internet as a Game

Forms of RIP troll

pluralRIP trolls

Questions about RIP troll

What does RIP troll mean?
RIP troll means an Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased.
What part of speech is RIP troll?
RIP troll is a noun.
What is the plural of RIP troll?
The plural of RIP troll is RIP trolls.

Words near RIP troll in the dictionary

  1. rip the band-aid off
  2. rip the piss
  3. rip tide
  4. rip tides
  5. rip to shreds
  6. RIP troll
  7. RIP trolling
  8. RIP trolls
  9. rip up
  10. Rip Van Winkle
  11. Rip Van Winkleish

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