Learn English – What’s the meaning of “troop on”

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What's the meaning of troop on in this comment?

Troop on, brotato. Get well soon.

The comment was made in response to someone who's suddenly gotten really sick and has to stay in the hospital. Is this some kind of slang?

Best Answer

Common senses of the verb troop seem not-applicable here, where the sense in use might instead be a back-formation from a well-known sense of trooper, “One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence”; or it may be, as FumbleFingers suggests, a variant of soldier on, carry on, march on. That is, in this context troop on means “endure this adversity without letting it overcome you” .