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trollface en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Compound of troll (“grotesque creature which lives in hills or under bridges”) + face.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang) An ugly, unpleasant, or otherwise objectionable person.
    • "Hi, dollface," he said to me. "Hi, trollface," Tracy answered for both of us. 1992, Susan Wojciechowski, Promises to Keep, Knopf, →ISBN, page 3:
    • You brought them home, old trollface, but you did it your own way, not mine. 1985, Byrna Barclay, The Last Echo, NeWest Press, →ISBN, page 32:
    • "Hey, I'm sure Mrs. Trollface has some horror lined up for me, too. We can have detention together." 2014, Holly Hook, Torn, unnumbered page:

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trollface en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Compound of troll (“person who provokes others for personal amusement or to cause disruption”) + face.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) An illustration of a face with a cartoonishly wide, maniacal grin (from a comic drawn by Carlos Ramirez and originally posted on the 4chan community), typically featured in image macros to convey trolling, mockery, or humorous intent.
    • The trollface is a visual representation of what someone might look like when engaging in trolling. 2013, Roger Whitson, Jason Whittaker, William Blake and the Digital Humanities: Collaboration, Participation, and Social Media, Routledge, →ISBN, page 111:
    • People took trollface and pasted it into other comics, whenever a character was either being a pest or generally annoying people. 2012, Sean Rockey & Alexander Bevier, "Memes", The Current (Green River Community College), Volume 46, Issue 10, 7 May 2012, page 9
    • Thanks to the Trollface meme, those with a secret affinity for the hilarious ways of trolling now have a figure to worship. 2011 March 24, “Land of a million memes”, in The Gateway, volume 101, number 42, University of Alberta, page 18:
    • Geek revelers. This is a very rare antagonism. Maybe it doesn't even exist. But if it exists, Gigablog leaves here a fantasy tip. Carnatroll is a mask with the face of the most famous meme on the internet, the Trollface. 2011 February 28, “‘Troll Face’ mask promises to delight geek partygoers”, in Uol News, Rodrigo Vitulli:

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