do a little trolling

verb

To cause a significant amount of trouble or mischief.

Meanings

verbdo a little trolling (third-person singular simple present does a little trolling, present participle doing a little trolling, simple past did a little trolling, past participle done a little trolling)

present singular third person does a little trolling · participle present doing a little trolling · past did a little trolling · participle past done a little trolling · alternative do a little bit of trolling

  1. InternethumorousTo cause a significant amount of trouble or mischief.

    Epic doing a little trolling by making these two weekly quests mutually-exclusive.

    2023 May 20, @Wasting_Night, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2024
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    We like to troll, we like to go the night before one of their primaries, we just, we do a little trolling, it's called we do a little trolling.

    2020 March 2, Donald Trump, President Trump Rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, via C-SPAN

    When the 86 civilians, including women and children, are sus so you do a little trolling by burning them alive and take a selfie smiling over their smoldering remains

    2021 May 30, u/cosmicmangobear, “Fuck David Chipman”, in Reddit, r/PoliticalCompassMemes, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2024

    When I went to Pompeii I found a coin (might be a replica), when I go to South Sudan I'll drop it somewhere to confuse future Archaeologist. We do a little trolling

    2021 November 16, @real_lord_miles, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2024

    Yeah, the Brits and french did the original gift tossing, then the Canadians saw what they were doing and would toss tin can grenades in socks thier^([sic – meaning their]) way to do a little trolling.

    2022 July 25, u/Omandaco, “Explain Canadians”, in Reddit, r/HistoryMemes, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2024

    Alright. My NCD prediction is some madlads in a US Navy submarine sneak into the Black Sea to do a bit o' trolling.

    2024 March 13, u/mechwarrior719, “Guy I swear I didn't do it (maybe)”, in Reddit, r/NonCredibleDefense, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024

Origin

Popularized by a 2020 speech by US president Donald Trump (see quotation below).

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do a little trolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20little%20trolling

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“do a little trolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20little%20trolling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do a little trolling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20little%20trolling.

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