rickroller

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English

Etymology

From rickroll +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rickroller (plural rickrollers)

  1. (Internet slang) Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
    • 2008 December 5, Charles Arthur, “Why rickrolling is bad for you”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 October 2022:
      Even though the "cost" is small — you can hit the back button as soon as the YouTube title comes up — the price to the rickroller is high.
    • 2014 July 21, Jess Denham, “Original Rick Astley 'rickrolling' video removed from YouTube”, in The Independent‎:
      Rick Astley's viral music video has been removed from YouTube, leaving hundreds of so-called 'rickrollers' broken-hearted.
    • 2017 August 20, Brett Williams, “The Foo Fighters just pulled off the best Rickroll of all time”, in Mashable‎:
      Dave Grohl is one of the coolest, most accomplished musicians in rock history — and he can now add "Master Rickroller" to his long line of awe-inspiring titles, right below "Literal Rock Royalty."
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