According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary the origin of the internet ‘trolling’ most likely comes from fishing rather than bridge-guarding creatures: Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

This is an interesting and amusing thread of other words for a gender neutral version of mom/dad, something less formal than just “parent”… Source

Did you know that this was the origin of the word “nimrod”? I’m not going to lie, I was today years old when I learned…