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The 'Sesame Street' Muppet had a valid concern about his ability to fit a dictionary in his pocket.
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Troll (verb): to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.
Trolled, trolling, trolls
Example: Cookie Monster just hilariously trolled Merriam-Webster's tweet about pocket dictionaries.
America's "most trusted dictionary" recently tweeted about the accessibility and portability of word meanings and origins by informing people on social media:
"Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants."Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
 — Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster)
        1694524745
They're not lying.
But Cookie Monster, a true spokesperson for the people, raised a valid concern, replying:
"Me no wear pants."@MerriamWebster Me no wear pants.
 — Cookie Monster (@Cookie Monster)
        1694553180
Totally relatable.
@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster same, cookie monster. same
 — crys; \ud83c\udfc8 (@crys; \ud83c\udfc8)
        1694557268

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Lol who needs pants, only cookies!
 — T\u00f3r Vizsla (@T\u00f3r Vizsla)
        1694553271

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Me no wear pants too.
 — \u0110OGEARMY GENERAL (@\u0110OGEARMY GENERAL)
        1694564279

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster You and me both, brother.
 — Reener Rooner (@Reener Rooner)
        1694555487
Merriam-Webster, obviously impressed by the Muppet's tweet, responded with the definition of "icon":
@MeCookieMonster https://t.co/bzztE9mRe6
 — Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster)
        1694554589
And others on social media concurred.
@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Legend \ud83c\udf6a
 — Stevie_Nickels (@Stevie_Nickels)
        1694576493

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster And this completes the greatest twitter string of all time.
 — JimmyG (@JimmyG)
        1694571304

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster Magnificent.
 — Damian (ODie) O'Dea (@Damian (ODie) O'Dea)
        1694572226

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster I love this thread. \ud83d\udc96
 — Apple (@Apple)
        1694617644
@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Cookie wins the internet today. \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06
 — Lindsay Bell (she/her) (@Lindsay Bell (she/her))
        1694555905

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster This is tweet of the century.
 — Share & \ud83c\udd74njoy (@Share & \ud83c\udd74njoy)
        1694562664
Cookie Monster himself had a motivational response to his new status.
@MerriamWebster Icon do anything and so can you! \ud83d\udc99
 — Cookie Monster (@Cookie Monster)
        1694574218
And Merriam-Webster defined this entire interaction as "the best reply we have ever received."
This might be the best reply we have ever received.
 — Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster)
        1694554662
Thank you, Cookie Monster, for advocating for the pantsless among us! 👏👏👏
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Troll (verb): to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.

Trolled, trolling, trolls

Example: Cookie Monster just hilariously trolled Merriam-Webster's tweet about pocket dictionaries.

America's "most trusted dictionary" recently tweeted about the accessibility and portability of word meanings and origins by informing people on social media:

"Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants."

Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
— Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster) 1694524745

They're not lying.

But Cookie Monster, a true spokesperson for the people, raised a valid concern, replying:

"Me no wear pants."

@MerriamWebster Me no wear pants.
— Cookie Monster (@Cookie Monster) 1694553180

Totally relatable.

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster same, cookie monster. same
— crys; \ud83c\udfc8 (@crys; \ud83c\udfc8) 1694557268

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Lol who needs pants, only cookies!
— T\u00f3r Vizsla (@T\u00f3r Vizsla) 1694553271

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Me no wear pants too.
— \u0110OGEARMY GENERAL (@\u0110OGEARMY GENERAL) 1694564279

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster You and me both, brother.
— Reener Rooner (@Reener Rooner) 1694555487

Merriam-Webster, obviously impressed by the Muppet's tweet, responded with the definition of "icon":

@MeCookieMonster https://t.co/bzztE9mRe6
— Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster) 1694554589

And others on social media concurred.

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Legend \ud83c\udf6a
— Stevie_Nickels (@Stevie_Nickels) 1694576493

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster And this completes the greatest twitter string of all time.
— JimmyG (@JimmyG) 1694571304

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster Magnificent.
— Damian (ODie) O'Dea (@Damian (ODie) O'Dea) 1694572226

@MerriamWebster @MeCookieMonster I love this thread. \ud83d\udc96
— Apple (@Apple) 1694617644

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster Cookie wins the internet today. \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06
— Lindsay Bell (she/her) (@Lindsay Bell (she/her)) 1694555905

@MeCookieMonster @MerriamWebster This is tweet of the century.
— Share & \ud83c\udd74njoy (@Share & \ud83c\udd74njoy) 1694562664

Cookie Monster himself had a motivational response to his new status.

@MerriamWebster Icon do anything and so can you! \ud83d\udc99
— Cookie Monster (@Cookie Monster) 1694574218

And Merriam-Webster defined this entire interaction as "the best reply we have ever received."

This might be the best reply we have ever received.
— Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster) 1694554662

Thank you, Cookie Monster, for advocating for the pantsless among us! 👏👏👏

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