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Trolling in Polari has a different origin from its usage in reference to the internet, where the term has its origin in alt.folklore.urban. The Polari term is s
by tatterdemalion 11y ago
Trolling in Polari has a different origin from its usage in reference to the internet, where the term has its origin in alt.folklore.urban. The Polari term is still used in the gay scene (it refers to loitering around a known cottaging location hoping to meet someone).
- gnoway 11y agoI've always assumed both were derivatives of trawling, a fishing term.
- tatterdemalion 11y agoThey are, and in one way or another each has been influenced by the double entendre with the folkloric creature, but they mean different things.
- jacobolus 11y agoTrawling and trolling are different fishing techniques. Trawling involves hanging a big net off the back of a boat to scoop up all the fish along a large swath of water, whereas trolling involves hanging one or more baited lines off the back of a boat, with the boat’s slow movement enticing fish to bite. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)