Gone are the days when we relate the word troll with the little dolls with hair blown up and in ridiculous rainbow colors and pallet covers for the boys. The world ‘troll’ has evolved from its previous meaning and is not being used by people to refer to someone who post inflammatory, extraneous or off-topic posts in an online community. Most people probably have encountered this through 9gag.com. As for me, I learned the word from Mr. Ray William Johnson through his vlog in youtube.
The Urban Dictionary defines ‘trolling’ in three almost similar ways. In its simplest definition, the word means the act of being a prick on the internet because they can. The second meaning of trolling is more elaborate. It means forcing people to respond to you, either through wise-crackery, posting incorrect information, asking blatantly stupid questions, or other foolishness. The third definition states that trolling is the act of purposefully antagonizing other people on the internet, generally on message boards.