rickroll
To mislead into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code,…To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
» My friend tried to rickroll me by sending me a suspicious video.
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
I try not to get rickrolled by sketchy YouTube links, but sometimes you let your guard down.
(broadly, transitive)To surprise or trick (someone) into hearing this song.
The DJ rickrolled the whole audience by suddenly playing Rick Astley’s hit song.
(broadly, transitive)To cause (someone) to unexpectedly engage with this song through an indirect method, such as through steganography, sheet music, or by inserting the lyrics into an unrelated context.
She inserted the lyrics of “Never Gonna Give You Up” into her speech so casually that most listeners didn’t even realize they’d been rickrolled.
Examples
8 sentencesMy friend tried to rickroll me by sending me a suspicious video.
Tom rickrolled me.
Rickrolling is an old meme.
I Rickrolled so many people on April Fool's Day.
ruЯ кучу людей первого апреля отрикроллил. — Ooneykcall
I searched all of YouTube for the movie, but all I found was Rickrolls.
Origin
English Rick (Astley)English Rick (Astley)
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Forms
rickrolls, rickrolling, rickrolled, rickrolled| Base form | rickroll · to rickroll |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rickrolls |
| Present participle | rickrolling |
| Past simple | rickrolled |
| Past participle | rickrolled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle