Meanings
trollface1
plural trollfaces
- derogatoryslangAn ugly, unpleasant, or otherwise objectionable person.
You brought them home, old trollface, but you did it your own way, not mine.
1985, Byrna Barclay, The Last Echo, NeWest Press, →ISBN, page 322 more examples
"Hi, dollface," he said to me. "Hi, trollface," Tracy answered for both of us.
1992, Susan Wojciechowski, Promises to Keep, Knopf, →ISBN, page 3"Hey, I'm sure Mrs. Trollface has some horror lined up for me, too. We can have detention together."
2014, Holly Hook, Torn, unnumbered page
trollface2
alternative Trollface
- InternetAn illustration of a face with a cartoonishly wide, maniacal grin (from a comic drawn by Carlos Ramirez and originally posted on the 4chan community), typically featured in image macros to convey trolling, mockery, or humorous intent.
The trollface is a visual representation of what someone might look like when engaging in trolling.
2013, Roger Whitson, Jason Whittaker, William Blake and the Digital Humanities: Collaboration, Participation, and Social Media, Routledge, →ISBN, page 1113 more examples
Geek revelers. This is a very rare antagonism. Maybe it doesn't even exist. But if it exists, Gigablog leaves here a fantasy tip. Carnatroll is a mask with the face of the most famous meme on the internet, the Trollface.
2011 February 28, “‘Troll Face’ mask promises to delight geek partygoers”, in Uol News, Rodrigo VitulliThanks to the Trollface meme, those with a secret affinity for the hilarious ways of trolling now have a figure to worship.
2011 March 24, “Land of a million memes”, in The Gateway, volume 101, number 42, University of Alberta, page 18People took trollface and pasted it into other comics, whenever a character was either being a pest or generally annoying people.
2012, Sean Rockey & Alexander Bevier, "Memes", The Current (Green River Community College), Volume 46, Issue 10, 7 May 2012, page 9
Trollface3
- Alternative letter-case form of trollface.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
trollface · noun
Compound of troll (“grotesque creature which lives in hills or under bridges”) + face.
Full word history & related roots →trollface · proper noun
Compound of troll (“person who provokes others for personal amusement or to cause disruption”) + face.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
trollface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trollface
“trollface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trollface. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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