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Alternative letter-case form of rickroll to rickroll (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")
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YouTube ‘Rickrolls’ Everyone [title] […] Let the Internet pranking begin! YouTube, capitalizing on the resurgence of a popular meme, has booby-trapped each of the “featured videos” on its homepage. Click on any of the showcased clips and you’ll be taken instead to a cheesy video of pop singer Rick Astley singing his late-’80s hit song, “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
You send a Web link to someone, promising something exciting or compelling ("Is this you!?")—but the link actually takes your victim to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's 1987 music video, "Never Gonna Give You Up." That's it. That's the joke. Ha! You've been Rickrolled!
Alternative letter-case form of rickroll to rickroll (to surprise or trick (someone) into hearing this song)
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In 2008, Astley proved he was a good sport about the joke, interrupting a song on the float for "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" to Rickroll the parade.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has "Rickrolled" an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg danced to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" on Saturday, in front of a crowd at Climate Live, a youth-led concert for climate action.
Alternative letter-case form of rickroll to rickroll (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)
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Yesterday, Korva pointed to an amusing video of lawmakers Rickrolling the Oregon State House. […] So what Oregon lawmakers did was include snippets of the song's lyrics into their speeches on the House floor and then stich it together to make the tune.
Noun
Alternative letter-case form of rickroll rickroll (an act of or attempt at rickrolling)
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I find some Rickrolls really funny. Have you seen the one with President Barack Obama? Someone has cut up his speeches and put them together so that he sings "Never Gonna Give You Up." It's totally amazing. I find it bonkers, by the way!
Now 4chan is the largest active forum in the United States. […] It's the originator of countless memes, including Lolcats and my personal favourite, Rickrolls.
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An image of [Nelson] Mandela, the bitcoin logo, Rickrolls, emails from [Satoshi] Nakamoto, and even Valentine's Day messages have all been found on the blockchain[…].