"fantroll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fantrolls [plural]
Etymology: fan + troll Etymology templates: {{com|en|fan|troll}} fan + troll Head templates: {{en-noun}} fantroll (plural fantrolls)
  1. (fandom slang) An internet troll who is part of a fandom. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-fantroll-en-noun-vDNRg682 Disambiguation of Internet: 79 21 Topics: lifestyle
  2. (Homestuck fandom slang) A troll original character created by a fan. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Homestuck, People Translations (fanmade Homestuck troll): ファントロール (fantorōru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-fantroll-en-noun-BQHn7sMf Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 4 96 Disambiguation of Homestuck: 12 88 Disambiguation of People: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'fanmade Homestuck troll': 35 65

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999 December 21, Docnoid, “What do you think of this NG?”, in alt.music.celine-dion (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24",
          "text": "Some are even disguised as so-called 'real Celine Fans' (fantrolls) who look for the opportunity to malign other people because they are insecure and unable to post their thoughts respectfully or intelligently about Celine or anything else!",
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          "ref": "2002 May 25, Mitch Crane, “PC was Best of Show at E3 2002”, in alt.games.video.xbox (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24",
          "text": "It must have really hurt a fantroll such as yourself to see Sony's pathetic E3 showing. Sony did take it upon themselves claim victory in the console wars, so that ought to be good enough for a fantroll.",
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          "ref": "2002 June 26, xslacks, “Is it just me or.....”, in microsoft.public.xbox (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24",
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          "ref": "2011 January 22, 🦎 Tseren (6.2!) 💚💜 (@neogrotesque_), Twitter",
          "text": "HEY Also, send me scans of your fantroll and trollsona so I can draw them for you 8D",
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          "ref": "2017 September 11, @kismetnemesis, Twitter",
          "text": "i can't believe three separate people linked me that post about how tieflings are just fantrolls for people who claim to be over homestuck",
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          "ref": "2021, \"MIAC End of the Quarter Zine SP21\", Multi-Identity Art Collective (University of California San Diego), page 20",
          "text": "its 2021 and i will also keep drawing fantrolls based on homestuck"
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          "ref": "2017 September 11, @kismetnemesis, Twitter",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2021, \"MIAC End of the Quarter Zine SP21\", Multi-Identity Art Collective (University of California San Diego), page 20",
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