Who Originally Coined the Word "Troll", Anyway?

Question

im just wondering. we all use it so much, who coined it?

Answer 1

I've seen the word "trolls" in R&S since first time i went there in January 2007

Answer 2

It's probably from Something Awful or Fark.

It's an old internet term for somebody who insincerely posts inflammatory things just to insult or bother people.

Answer 3

Someone on Yahoo who has been here too long I guess...

Answer 4

I did... Praise meeeeee =)

Lol. only kidding.. Someone on here did .. LOL.

<3  

Answer 5

the contemporary use of the term first appeared on Usenet groups in the late 1980s. It is thought to be a truncation of the phrase trolling for suckers, itself derived from the fishing technique known as trolling

Answer 6

I used to use newsgroups back in the day. So this isn't a yahoo coined term. The term "Troll" was used on usenet newsgroups as well. As for what exact person, I don't think that will ever be explainable.!

Answer 7

Yahoo.

Answer 8

I have always thought that "Trolls" were those hairy things that live under a bridge. But I guess on Y/A, it's a differant meaning.

lol

Answer 9

probably yahoo!Answer stuff!!