Definitions
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- verb Internet slang, transitive, neologism To coax one into clicking on a
hyperlink which leads to something other than what is claimed, originating with YouTubevideos of Rick Astley's song Never Gonna Give You Up. - verb transitive, neologism, by extension To harass with misleading hyperlinks of this kind.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is sort of a sophisticated "rickroll," if you know what I mean.
Late November doyle 2008
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Before he became the infamous 'rickroll'd' internet phenomenon.
Culture Vulture Speaks! #2: 80's Music Redemption Eeleen Lee 2008
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Before he became the infamous 'rickroll'd' internet phenomenon.
Archive 2008-02-01 Eeleen Lee 2008
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I'd almost say that this is some kind of rickroll, but why would someone go through the trouble for such an unknown series, let alone find its raws?
Anime Nano! 2009
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Apple: Australian man made iPhone 'rickroll' virus
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Tom Dalzell was thrilled last month when he came across a weird new verb: "rickroll." Then he went online and saw that "rickrolling"—the Internet prank that involves sending someone a link to the music video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"—has been around for four years. That's an eon in the world of slang, enough time to render a term stale.
As Slang Changes More Rapidly, Expert Has to Watch His Language Vauhini Vara 2011
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You announce the auto-ban for commenter douchbaggery, and yet you rickroll your readers?
Top 10 Greasemonkey User Scripts, 2009 Edition | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I think Kevin didn't actually make that link, but someone did made it real ... rickroll real.
Top 10 Greasemonkey User Scripts, 2009 Edition | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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He's specifically referring to the the Obama rickroll video, but I think it applies in general.
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I'm thinking of things like LOLcat or rickroll or something like that.
As Slang Changes More Rapidly, Expert Has to Watch His Language Vauhini Vara 2011
uselessness commented on the word rickroll
July 3, 2007
reesetee commented on the word rickroll
Oh good GRIEF, I'm ANCIENT! He looks like a 10-year-old!
Heehee. Thanks for the memories, u. ;-)
July 4, 2007
john commented on the word rickroll
When someone posts a link to something you expect to be interesting, but in fact it's to a video of Rick Astley's debut single, "Never Gonna Give You Up." An overused Internet April Fool's joke.
For more info, please see the Wikipedia article.
April 2, 2008
reesetee commented on the word rickroll
And yet I came back to this page anyway.
April 2, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word rickroll
*humming* nevergonna give you up, nevergonna let you dowwwwn...
April 2, 2008
bilby commented on the word rickroll
I love lame jokes.
April 2, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word rickroll
I just got this link in a work email. Work email is for work, people! Although, I must admit, the twist on this one is particularly good.
April 2, 2008
bilby commented on the word rickroll
That's perfect!
April 2, 2008
missanthropist commented on the word rickroll
AAAHHHLLLNAH!
WORST SUSHI EVER.
July 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word rickroll
According to Wonkypedia, morphed from duckroll.
February 21, 2009