What Does This Mean?
Someone who deliberately posts inflammatory, off-topic, or provocative content specifically to upset people or derail a conversation, treating the resulting reactions as the actual goal.
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EXPLAINER
ElectricDragon505 · original source ↗
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That comment is pure troll bait, don't take it seriously."
LORE & ORIGIN
Borrowed from the fishing technique of trolling bait behind a boat, applied to online provocation once deliberately baiting reactions became a recognizable, named behavior pattern.
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