Jonah fishing

noun

The situation in which a user who has been trolled claims that they only posted in order to bait the troll into a response.

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Meanings

nounJonah fishing (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableThe situation in which a user who has been trolled claims that they only posted in order to bait the troll into a response.

Origin

Referring to Jonah in the Bible, who was swallowed by a great fish. See Internet and fishing senses at troll.

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APA

Jonah fishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20fishing

MLA

“Jonah fishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20fishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jonah fishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20fishing.

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