feed the troll
English
Verb
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 an individual 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.