Troll can have several different meanings:

• A Troll is a fictitious, mythological creature.
  • A troll in Norse mythology.
  • A troll in J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth
  • A troll on Terry Pratchett's fictional flat world the Discworld
  • A troll in J K Rowling's fictional universe.
  • A troll in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe.
  • A troll in the Warcraft series of games
  • A troll in the Artemis Fowl series.
  • Various representations of trolls in American folk culture, notably as troll dolls popular in the 1990s.
• [[Internet is a Norwegian black metal band.
  • Troll was also a Swedish pop band, remembered mainly for their single 1989 hit single "Jimmy Dean".
  • Troll, a San Francisco based psychedelic band.
  • Troll metal is a subgenre of black metal, itself a subgenre of heavy metal music.
  • Troll tuning is one of several Norwegian folklore tunings that differs from modern Major and Minor tuning.
• In the SCA a troll is the person who collects the admission fee at an event. (Also the verb for collecting admission fees).
• Patent troll is a derogatory phrase describing an individual or company with a patent portfolio containing important patents, which it never intended to commercialize.

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• In Middle English the word "troll" (derived from French troller, or 'wander') is attested from 1377 and was used to mean 'to go about, stroll'; later this term was derogatively applied to those women who followed soldiers with the purpose of prostitution and probably evolved into the word trollop ('strumpet, prostitute'); these meanings are now archaic, although stroll ('to walk about in a leisurely manner') is certainly still in everyday use.
• The word "troll" as used to refer to the mythical creature derives from Old Norse troll, 'giant, fiend, or demon'. Possibly related to Old Norse trolldomr, 'witchcraft' and Swedish trolla 'to charm, to bewitch'.
• Trollhatten is a place (Trollhättan) in western Sweden which boasts Trollywood, a film production facility.

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Slang usage

• Trolling can mean walking. This is more or less basic slang now (from stroll), but it used to be polari.
• Residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula frequently refer to residents of the state's Lower Peninsula as "trolls", making joking reference to the fact that all Lower Peninsula residents live "under a bridge" (i.e., to the south of the Mackinac Bridge that connects the state's two parts).
• Troll, Caltech slang for a student who studies hard. Also used as a verb to troll which means to study.
• Troll, derogatory term in gay male slang for an unattractive, usually overweight, gay man (implied: who is looking for sex with young men). Also a verb to troll meaning to cruise for sex.

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Movie

• There are also two films called Troll, from 1971 and 1986: (see IMDB search)

Troll is a 1986 fantasy movie. ...

Wikipedia policy

The Wikipedia definition and policy on troll behavior is at Wikipedia:What is a troll