fantroll

English

Etymology

fan +‎ troll

Noun

fantroll (plural fantrolls)

1. (fandom slang) An internet troll who is part of a fandom.
   • 1999 December 21, Docnoid, “What do you think of this NG?”, in alt.music.celine-dion‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24:

     Some are even disguised as so-called 'real Celine Fans' (fantrolls) who look for the opportunity to malign other people because they are insecure and unable to post their thoughts respectfully or intelligently about Celine or anything else!

   • 2002 May 25, Mitch Crane, “PC was Best of Show at E3 2002”, in alt.games.video.xbox‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24:

     It must have really hurt a fantroll such as yourself to see Sony's pathetic E3 showing. Sony did take it upon themselves claim victory in the console wars, so that ought to be good enough for a fantroll.

   • 2002 June 26, xslacks, “Is it just me or.....”, in microsoft.public.xbox‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2021-12-24:

     I can see that your intentions are to contradict the fantrolls that come in here spreading misinfo.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fantroll.
2. (Homestuck fandom slang) A troll original character created by a fan.

   Hyponym: trollsona

   • 2011 January 22, 🦎 Tseren (6.2!) 💚💜 (@neogrotesque_), Twitter‎^[4]:

     HEY Also, send me scans of your fantroll and trollsona so I can draw them for you 8D

   • 2017 September 11, @kismetnemesis, Twitter‎^[5]:

     i can't believe three separate people linked me that post about how tieflings are just fantrolls for people who claim to be over homestuck

   • 2021, "MIAC End of the Quarter Zine SP21", Multi-Identity Art Collective (University of California San Diego), page 20:

     its 2021 and i will also keep drawing fantrolls based on homestuck

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fantroll.

Translations

fanmade Homestuck troll

• Japanese: ファントロール (fantorōru)