Troll (disambiguation)
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A troll is a fictitious, mythological creature. Troll may also refer to:
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[edit] Companies
- Troll (automotive), a small Norwegian car manufacturer
- Trolltech, a computer software company from Oslo, Norway
- Trollywood, a film production facility from Trollhättan, Sweden
[edit] Games
- Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe
- Troll (Warcraft), in the Warcraft series of games
[edit] Literature
- Troll (Middle-earth), in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth
- Troll (Discworld), on Terry Pratchett's fictional flat world the Discworld
- Troll (Harry Potter), in J. K. Rowling's fictional universe
- Trolls (Artemis Fowl), in the Artemis Fowl series
[edit] Movies
- Troll (film), a 1986 film
- Troll 2, a 1990 sequel to Troll
- Troll 3, a 1990 sequel to Troll and Troll 2
[edit] Music
- Troll (band), a Norwegian black metal band
- Troll metal, a subgenre of black metal, itself a subgenre of heavy metal music
- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, a Canadian comedy group
- Troll (girl band), a Swedish girl band in the late 80:s and early 90:s
[edit] Slang
- Troll (Internet), a person who is deliberately inflammatory on the Internet in order to provoke a vehement response from other users.
- Trolling can mean walking. This is more or less basic slang now (from stroll), but it used to be polari.
- Troll, playful name for residents of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, who live "under" the Mackinac Bridge. See Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Troll, California Institute of Technology slang for a student who studies hard, or the act of studying hard
- Troll, Society for Creative Anachronism slang for the person who collects the admission fee at an event, or the act of collecting it.
- 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
- Patent troll, a derogatory phrase describing an individual or company with a patent portfolio containing patents, which it never intended to commercialize
[edit] Television
- Trollz, an animated show.
[edit] Other uses
- Fremont Troll, a piece of public art in Seattle, Washington
- Troll (angling), the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat. Should not be confused with trawling, done with net
- Troll (research station), a Norwegian Antarctic research station on Queen Maud Land
- Troll doll, a doll created by Thomas Dam in the 1960s
- Troll Platform, one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in history
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