bridge troll

Toll-demanding monster

A bridge troll is someone who lurks in online spaces to harass or provoke others—from the mythical creature that guards a bridge and demands payment from travelers.

The term emphasizes the predatory, territorial nature of internet trolling: Every comment section has its bridge troll demanding you justify your opinion.

Sometimes used literally for the folkloric creature that lives under bridges and menaces passersby.

Related
  • ogreMonstrous man-eating giant
  • goblinMalicious folklore creature
  • tollFee for passage
  • crossingPoint where paths intersect
  • riddlePuzzling question to solve

fairy tale · lurking · ugly · stone · stone archway · grumpy · billy goats · gruff · underpass · monster · guard · mythical · creature · cave · darkness · threatening · folklore · hideout

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Opposites
helpfulness to travelers

bridge trollCharon

Mythical underworld ferryman

ferryman · guardian angel · spirit guide

moral character in folklore

bridge trollfairy godmother

Magical benefactor figure

guardian spirit · guardian angel · protective spirit · good witch · noble knight

dwelling location

bridge trollcelestial being

Divine supernatural entity

tree spirit · high elf · sun god

Family

bridge, troll, bridges, bridged, bridging, trolls, trolling, trolled

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G