feed the troll

verb

To respond to a troll (“person who makes or posts inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”), especially in an online community.

“The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant questions.”

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Meanings

verbfeed the troll (third-person singular simple present feeds the troll, present participle feeding the troll, simple past and past participle fed the troll)

present singular third person feeds the troll · participle present feeding the troll · participle past fed the troll · past fed the troll

  1. InternetidiomaticTo respond to a troll (“person who makes or posts inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”), especially in an online community.

    The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant questions.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trollfeed

Translations

Hungarian eteti a trollt
  • eteti a trolltto respond to deliberately inflammatory posts
Polish karmić trolla
  • karmić trollato respond to deliberately inflammatory posts
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feed the troll,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20the%20troll.

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