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feed the troll (third-person singular simple present feeds the troll, present participle feeding the troll, simple past and past participle fed the troll)
- (Internet) To respond to someone who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum.
The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant question whether he could host a game show.