"RIP troll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: RIP trolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RIP troll (plural RIP trolls)
  1. (Internet) An Internet troll who leaves deliberately offensive messages on online memorials to the deceased. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-RIP_troll-en-noun-MZ8K8hiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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