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trollfolk en · NOUN

Etymology

From troll + folk.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) Trolls (“supernatural beings living in caves or hills or under bridges”) collectively.
   • He was at last obliged, in consequence of it, to take his departure, for nothing has more contributed to the emigration of the Troll-folk out of the country than the increasing piety of the people, and their taking to bell-ringing. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 184:
   • Next morning Geissler went out to the river to look at the mill. It was small enough, and roughly built; ay, a mill for dwarfs, for trollfolk, but strong and useful for a man’s work. 1921 February, Knut Hamsun, translated by W[illiam] W. Worster, Growth of the Soil, volume 1, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, translation of Markens Grøde, published August 1921, page 145:
2. (Internet, plural, plural-only) Trolls (“people who make or post inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”) collectively.
   • As a little feed to the trollfolk, I hate it when people start going on about how the devs don't have a clue. I mean wtf is that all about? OF COURSE they have a clue, they created it, you didn't. 2002 July 25, dlockyer, “Re: NWN BEWARE...new patch SUCKS”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):
   • The FACT is that now that there's nothing of substance to talk about, their substanceless posts hold no attraction to normal people. It's lean times for the trollfolk. 2000 March 28, Terry Gowan, “Re: Sigh”, in alt.sports.football.pro.miami-dolphins (Usenet):

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