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Rickroll
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Meaning
Verb
●
In Internet memes:
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".
●
To
surprise
or
trick
(someone) into
hearing
this song.
●
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.
●
Alternative letter-case form of rickroll
Noun
●
An
act
of or
attempt
at rickrolling.
●
Alternative letter-case form of rickroll
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Synonyms
Rick-Roll
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