By way of introduction
hoedown
n.
1. A square dance.
2. The music for a square dance.
3. A social gathering at which square dancing takes place.–The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
quadrille
A dance for an equal number of couples which probably derived from displays of horsemanship and first appeared in the ballet. It came to the ballroom during the reign of Napoleon 1 in France and was brought to England about 1815. It consists of a group of five country dances of different rhythms and tempos, originally using folk tunes. Its popularity led to arrangements being made of popular songs and operatic arias. The Strauss family were prolific providers of sets of quadrilles but the vogue soon waned owing to the difficulty of the steps; it was then replaced by the Lancers.–The Oxford Companion to Music
Basically, it's what the upper, refined classes made of a Hoedown, when they got their hands on it.
–Ann Magill
troll
1. v.,n. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase “trolling for newbies” which in turn comes from mainstream “trolling”, a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. See also YHBT.
2. n. An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that they have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the net, as in, “Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll.” Compare kook.
–The Jargon File, Version 4.4.7
troll
n. A supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, variously portrayed as a friendly or mischievous dwarf or as a giant, that lives in caves, in the hills, or under bridges.
[Ultimately from Old Norse.]–The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
troll¹
n. (in Scandinavian folklore) a fabulous being, esp. a giant or a dwarf dwelling in a cave.
[ON & Sw. troll, Da. trold]troll²
v. 1 intr. sing out in a carefree jovial manner. 2 tr. & intr. fish by drawing bait along in the water. 3 intr. esp. Brit. walk, stroll.
n. 1 the act of trolling for fish. 2 a line or bait used in this.
[ME 'stroll, roll': cf. OF troller quest, MHG trollen stroll]–The Concise Oxford Dictionary
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol.
–Traditional
What it means to be a “pro-fun troll”