Jonah fishing

English

Etymology

Referring to Jonah in the Bible, who was swallowed by a whale. See Internet and fishing senses at troll.

Noun

Jonah fishing (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang) The situation in which a user who has been trolled claims that he/she only posted in order to bait the troll into a response.

References

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