What does "troll" mean?

Question

what is a troll. i keep seeing it in answers and it confuses me

Answer 1

it when someone posts something for the sole purpose of getting people angry, like someone posting "Christians are @#$%&^" or a racial thing, or they can be more subtle. trolls are also people who call themselves something like a faerie and act really arrogant about it just so they can get people to a, believe them, or b, to scream at them. look it up on urban dictionary. i HATE trolls. i hate them. they are one of the few things i hate in this world.

Answer 2

A troll in reality is someone who asks a question you don't personally like.

Answer 3

I take it you pissed off a lot of people on YouTube or a forum and thats what they called you?

It means someone who watches something or reads something even though they know they're going to hate it...and then they talk **** about it.

Answer 4

An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response[1] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.[2]

Answer 5

a troll is like acreature that has big long nails

Answer 6

I AM A TROLL!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!! TROLLLLLL!!!!!

TROLLS ARE ANNOYING.

Answer 7

Someone who posts inflamatory questions or answers just to stir things up. Also someone who goes around giving thumbs down to everyone.

Answer 8

A "troll" is a mythological creature with immense strength and is very tall, like an ogre.

Answer 9

i THINK it means like sum 1 looking for a answer to p**s ppl off