Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of concern-troll
- gerundgerund of concern-troll
Not only is this concern-trolling disingenuous, but the ruling itself, grounded in copyright, is a smack against fair use. It brings us one step closer to perpetual copyright – the idea that individuals should own their work forever.
2023 April 4, Christine Kelley, “If we lose the Internet Archive, we're screwed”, in The Statesman1 more example
It’s a trope that dates back more than a decade, but the rise of Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has seen a recent surge in the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend (IRPF), a specific genre of concern-trolling where a long-time Republican operative, politician or pundit offers “advice” to Democrats about how they should avoid going “too far left.”
2019 February 26, “The Return of the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend”, in FAIR.org
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concern-trolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concern-trolling
“concern-trolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concern-trolling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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