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트롤

teurol

teu-ROHL · /tʰɯ.ɾol/

A thrower / int-er — the teammate actively ruining the game.

2/5 Bar-safe

coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances

Literally

"troll (loanword)"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Borrowed from English but narrowed in Korean gaming to mean a game-thrower: the teammate who feeds, AFKs, or picks nonsense in ranked. "트롤 짓 하지 마" — quit throwing. The verb form 트롤하다 and the noun 트롤러 round it out; 던졌다 ("threw it") is the native synonym. In LoL-obsessed Korea this is a genuine accusation with report-button consequences, not mere name-calling — a 2 that gamers treat as a formal charge. Off-line, it stretches to anyone sabotaging a group effort: the friend who navigates you the wrong way is doing 트롤 짓. Deploy freely in game, sparingly at dinner.

Heard in the wild

우리 정글러 트롤이야. 이번 판 던졌어.

Our jungler's throwing. This game is gone.

Where it lands

South Korea (universal in gaming)

Quick answers

What does "트롤" mean?
In Korean, "트롤" means "A thrower / int-er — the teammate actively ruining the game.". Literally it's "troll (loanword)". Borrowed from English but narrowed in Korean gaming to mean a game-thrower: the teammate who feeds, AFKs, or picks nonsense in ranked. "트롤 짓 하지 마" — quit throwing. The verb form 트롤하다 and the noun 트롤러 round it out; 던졌다 ("threw it") is the native synonym. In LoL-obsessed Korea this is a genuine accusation with report-button consequences, not mere name-calling — a 2 that gamers treat as a formal charge. Off-line, it stretches to anyone sabotaging a group effort: the friend who navigates you the wrong way is doing 트롤 짓. Deploy freely in game, sparingly at dinner.
Is "트롤" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
How do you pronounce "트롤"?
Say it "teu-ROHL" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: tʰɯ.ɾol.

Related in Korean

잘~한다 jalhanda jahl-HAHN-dah Niiice going — praise curdled into sarcasm by one stretched vowel. 발컨 balkeon bahl-KUHN Trash mechanics / plays like the controller's on the floor — the e-sports jab. 심판 뭐 하냐! simpan mwo hanya sheem-PAHN mwuh hah-NYAH What is the ref DOING?! — the universal cry at a blown call. 대~한민국! (짝짝 짝 짝짝) daehanminguk DEH-hahn-meen-GOOK KO-RE-A! — the national chant, complete with its mandatory clap pattern. 개발렸다 gaeballyeotda geh-bahl-LYUHT-dah Got absolutely destroyed / stomped — the scoreline was a crime scene. 씨발 ssibal sshee-BAHL Fuck / fucking hell — the load-bearing Korean curse.

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