# What do you call a group of trolls? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 17, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514 "2000-09-17T19:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/1 "2000-09-17T19:09:19Z")
A group of geese is a gaggle. A group of rhinos is a crash. A group of larks is an exaltation. So what is a group of trolls? There must be a name. How about a drool of trolls? Maybe an oaf of trolls? Better yet, why don’t we let them name themselves? The most recent influx of these cretins seem to have some sort of commonality; they all seem to know each other. At least, they all demonstrate common troll-like aspects: Ignorance of this board, lack of courtesy, adolescent attitudes, and a general sort of repulsiveness (to name a few). So, here’s your chance, trolls. You tell us what a group of you is called. Just to be specific, this offer is open to: **Easy Tokyo Barflyer Piano Kalahari Khala AM/PM** and anyone else who identifies themself as a member of your group. So, get your little pointy heads together and come up with a name for your ilk. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/2 "2000-09-17T19:19:56Z")
How about a trollop? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/3 "2000-09-17T19:23:41Z")
**crèche** - _n_ • an institution for foundlings, • [Chiefly British] a day nursery. As in a crèche of trolls. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/4 "2000-09-17T19:33:59Z")
How about “A steamy shitpile”? _A steamy shitpile of trolls._ It sings! ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/5 "2000-09-17T19:42:52Z")
I think instead of a trollop of trolls, a craven of trolls. I like the other suggestions also. It’s so hard to decide. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/6 "2000-09-17T19:54:21Z")
Oooooooooh! A **festering** of trolls. An **infestation** of trolls. ---
**Author:** ![Gomez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/7 "2000-09-17T19:59:17Z")
I vote for Trollop ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/8 "2000-09-17T20:04:33Z")
I should’ve known that trolls aren’t smart enough to be able to come up with something original, so I guess we’ll have to help them out. So far, we’ve got: A trollop A creche A steamy shitpile A craven A festering, and An infestation These are all good, descriptive and appropriate. So, trolls, do you prefer any of these, or do you have one that you prefer better? That’s OK. We’ll wait. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/9 "2000-09-17T20:11:51Z")
A TWAT of trolls ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/10 "2000-09-17T20:14:10Z")
casdave, is that (besides its regular meaning) an acronym? ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/11 "2000-09-17T20:34:14Z")
No that is the regular meaning but I bet that someone could come up with the acronym version. It just sounds so expressive and you can give it some venom as you spit it out. ---
**Author:** ![filthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@filthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filthy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/12 "2000-09-17T20:34:52Z")
A septic of trolls. A stench of trolls. A defecation of trolls. This is fun… A pollution of trolls. A cyst (or tumor) of trolls. Ok, I’ll pass it on to somebody else. Thanks for the opprtunity. filthy ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/13 "2000-09-17T20:39:04Z")
My vote would have to be for a “trollop” of trolls… it just has a nice ring to it… ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/14 "2000-09-17T20:48:48Z")
Ok, now we’ve added: A twat of trolls A septic " " A stench " " A defecation " " A pollution " ", and A cyst (or tumor) of trolls. Another one just came to mind that may be appropriate: A **'rhoid** of trolls. That seems to be fairly descriptive of the troll gestalt, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/15 "2000-09-17T20:54:17Z")
A vomit of trolls? An expurgation of trolls? And how about this for the official SDMB insult… “_Troll eigi ðina vini._” ("May the trolls get your friends) – _Njála Saga_ ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/16 "2000-09-17T21:05:43Z")
A festering gob of trolls A fungus of trolls ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/17 "2000-09-17T21:20:58Z")
A anal announcement of trolls . or A group of pricks . ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/18 "2000-09-17T21:48:17Z")
Isn’t a “flame of trolls” sort of an obviously appropriate choice? ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/19 "2000-09-17T21:58:42Z")
Brief digression: **SpiderWoman** , you are a total hoot. The “trollop of trolls” is too gender-loaded, but a _craven of trolls_…? How about a **fart** of trolls? Crass, but descriptive, given their most notable contributions. Or, mangling the language badly, how about a **remora** of trolls? Remoras being the disgusting parasitic fish glom onto healthy fish? Or a **leech** of trolls? Veb ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514/20 "2000-09-17T21:59:46Z")
Here I am, on the wrong side of the troll war, getting ready to get my ass toasted, but here I go. . . **Easy Tokyo** made a mistake and lambasted poor Silent Bob for no good reason in an improper forum. Instead of recognizing his mistake, he (or she) became defensive. Now s/he is in a losing battle in a pit war. Does this make ET a troll? **Piano** has done absolutely nothing but disagree with yojimbo. And show that s/he is pretty young. Does this make Piano a troll? **AM/PM** did nothing but ask a stupid question! All you troll hunters need to save up you ammo for the real trouble makers. Whatever CD Milk has changed her name to. Grimhacker and his endless starting of stupid threads. You know, _real_ targets. My vote goes to trollop, BTW. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-group-of-trolls/33514.md?page=2)