fantroll

noun

Etymology

From fan + troll.

  1. derived from trǫll
  2. borrowed from trold
  3. borrowed from troll
  4. borrowed from troll
  5. derived from *truzlą — “supernatural being; demon, fiend; giant; monster
  6. derived from trǫll — “conjurer, mage; witch
  7. inherited from trol — “demon (?); sorcerer (?)
  8. compounded as fantroll — “fan + troll

Definitions

  1. An internet troll who is part of a fandom.

    • It must have really hurt a fantroll such as yourself to see Sony's pathetic E3 showing. Sony did take it upon themselves claim victory in the console wars, so that ought to be good enough for a fantroll.
    • I can see that your intentions are to contradict the fantrolls that come in here spreading misinfo.
  2. A troll original character created by a fan.

    • HEY Also, send me scans of your fantroll and trollsona so I can draw them for you 8D
    • i can't believe three separate people linked me that post about how tieflings are just fantrolls for people who claim to be over homestuck
    • its 2021 and i will also keep drawing fantrolls based on homestuck

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fantroll. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA