What is a troll?

[LouBeeLou]

Just have this picture in my head of those plastic toys with frizzy hair, but I've seen a few refs to 'trolls' on a few posts recently.

Sorry if I'm being a numpty but what is meant by a troll? (Only because where I live it's a term for a not-very-attractive woman!).

[puzzled]

it's a name for a person who deliberately posts offensive or inflammatory messages in order to get a reaction.

Ah, I get it! Doh! Thanks Tissy x

In that case my FIL is a troll (in RL not on MN).

Glad I'm not the only one who didn't know, just asked this on another thread.

You can come and sit with me on the stupid table

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OK, LouBeeLou,

What's a numpty?

[very puzzled]

A numpty's someone stupid ............. isn't it?? THat's what I'd always been led to believe.

My dh laughed when I called him a numpty. he didn't know what it meant either.
I used it to make a change from calling him a muppet

Numpty, LOL that's usually what I call DP when he's p'ing me off. Thought it was a west country term of abuse as not heard of it before I moved here.

Yes, numpty is a stupid person.

Like me most of the time!

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Numpty is a Scottish word, but is now in the offical dictionary, see here

tolly?

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