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RIP troll
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Noun
en internet An Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased.
en 2015 Whitney Phillips This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things 84 Furthermore, they illustrated RIP trolls' deeply privileged (not to mention paternalistic) worldview, which the trolls subsequently used to justify what were still often quite destructive behaviors.
en 2018 Jill Anne Morris The Internet as a Game He uses trolling techniques to fight back against trolls that he particularly finds malevolent—specifically pedophiles and RIP trolls.
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en RIP trolling