Meme vs. Troll

Memenoun

Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

Memenoun

Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.

Memenoun

A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.

Memeverb

To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve something in real life.

Memeverb

(internet slang) To joke around.

Memenoun

a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation);

Memenoun

an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.

Memenoun

an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.

Meme

A meme ( MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme.

Trollnoun

(fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.

Trollnoun

(slang) An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences.

Trollnoun

Optical ejections from the top of the electrically active core regions of thunderstorms that are red in color that seem to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward toward the cloud tops.

Trollnoun

An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.

Trollnoun

A person who provokes others (chiefly on the Internet) for their own personal amusement or to cause disruption.

Trollnoun

The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

Trollnoun

A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

Trollnoun

(obsolete) A trolley.

Trollverb

(intransitive) To saunter.

Trollverb

(intransitive) To trundle, to roll from side to side.

Trollverb

To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait.

Trollverb

To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait.

Trollverb

(transitive) To angle for with a trolling line, or with a hook drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

Trollverb

(transitive) To fish in; to try to catch fish from.

Trollverb

To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner, to cruise

Trollverb

(to post inflammatory material so as) to attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment and/or gratuitous disruption, especially in an online community or discussion

Trollverb

By extension, to incite anger (including outside of an Internet context); to provoke, harass or annoy.

Trollverb

To move circularly; to roll; to turn.

Trollverb

To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

Trollverb

To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way.

Trollnoun

A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

Trollnoun

The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

Trollnoun

A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

Trollnoun

A trolley.

Trollverb

To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.

Trollverb

To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

Trollverb

To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.

Trollverb

To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

Trollverb

To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

Trollverb

To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.

Trollverb

To move rapidly; to wag.

Trollverb

To take part in trolling a song.

Trollverb

To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.

Trollnoun

(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

Trollnoun

a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time;

Trollnoun

a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling;

Trollnoun

angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Trollverb

circulate, move around

Trollverb

cause to move round and round;

Trollverb

sing the parts of (a round) in succession

Trollverb

angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

Trollverb

sing loudly and without inhibition

Trollverb

praise or celebrate in song;

Trollverb

speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Trollnoun

(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

Trollnoun

a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post

Trollnoun

a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.

Trollnoun

a line or bait used in trolling for fish.

Trollverb

make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them

Trollverb

carefully and systematically search an area for something

Trollverb

fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat

Trollverb

walk in a leisurely way; stroll

Trollverb

sing (something) in a happy and carefree way

Troll

A troll is a being in Scandinavian folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.