trolls

Cultural  

1. In Norse mythology, repulsive dwarfs who lived in caves or other hidden places. They would steal children and property but hated noise. The troll in the children's story “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” for example, lives under a bridge and is enraged when he hears the goats crossing the bridge.

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Example Sentences

They were close to my age, but so big, twice my size and ugly as trolls.

From Literature

John is a 75-year-old in California, who didn’t want to provide his full name as to not attract attention from “crypto trolls.”

From MarketWatch

She also said she was fed up with the "relentless criticism" about her appearance from online trolls, but has urged others to ensure they use the proper regulated channels for health-related reasons only.

From BBC

The trolls did not spare the bride either, with many suggesting she had married him "for his money".

From BBC

Ms. Ypi writes that she’s at the archives to “rescue” her grandmother “from the trolls.”

From The Wall Street Journal