trolled
Fished while moving
Trolled is the past tense of troll, meaning to provoke or bait someone online by posting inflammatory, insincere, or annoying content designed to get a reaction: He got trolled so hard he deleted his account.
Outside the internet, trolled can mean fished by trailing a lure behind a moving boat, or searched through: She trolled the thrift stores for vintage finds.
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
conned · catfished · baited · suckered · hoaxed · taken in · misled · had
Someone who plays tricks
- jokingSaying things in fun
- messing withPlayfully interfering or teasing
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
trickery · playful · mischievous · jest · antics · rickrolling · rickrolled · punking
Gathering place for discourse
- comments sectionArea for reader responses
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- RedditSocial news aggregator
4chan · anonymous · keyboard warrior · sockpuppet · burner account · bot · spam · viral
Deliberately trying to provoke
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- antagonizingDeliberately causing hostility
- incitingUrging others to act
instigating · riling · winding up · getting a rise · flame war · bait · triggering · mocking
duped
Deceived into believing
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- fooledLed to believe falsely
tricked · conned · catfished · baited · suckered · hoaxed · taken in · misled · had · scammed
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
- jokingSaying things in fun
- messing withPlayfully interfering or teasing
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
shenanigans · trickery · playful · mischievous · jest · antics · rickrolling · rickrolled · punking · gotcha
forum
Gathering place for discourse
- comments sectionArea for reader responses
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
Reddit · 4chan · anonymous · keyboard warrior · sockpuppet · burner account · bot · spam · viral · ratio
baiting
Deliberately trying to provoke
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- antagonizingDeliberately causing hostility
inciting · instigating · riling · winding up · getting a rise · flame war · bait · triggering · mocking · derailing
irritated
Slightly angered or bothered
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- triggeredCaused to activate
- tiltedAngled from vertical
salty · mad · fuming · raging · butthurt · seething · annoyed · riled · worked up · bent out of shape
trolledsupported
Gave aid or backing
encouraged · praised · validated · uplifted · complimented
- troll dollSmall toy with wild hair
- feed the trollRespond to online provocateurs
- bridge trollMonster guarding a crossing
- troll farmOrganized disinformation operation
- troll faceSmug prankster illustration
- troll armiesCoordinated online harassment groups