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Meaning of feed the troll | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To respond to someone who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum.

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Equivalents

Polski karmić trolla

Examples

“The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed⟳ the troll by answering his irrelevant question⟳ whether he could host⟳ a game show⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

feed through feed two birds with one scone feed up feed-forwarded feed-forwarding feed-forwards

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