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To post a misleading link with a subject that promises to be exciting or interesting, e.g. "World of Starcraft in-game footage!" or "Paris Hilton blows Busta Rhymes' dick" but actually turns out to be the video for Rick Astley's debut single, "Never Gonna Give You Up". A variant on the duckroll. Allegedly hilarious.

...so instead of getting to beat off to footage of Ann Coulter getting raped by hyenas, I got rickrolled. What a day!

rickroll by Pinhead Rebozo May 29, 2007

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To disguise a link to a video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." Popularized from excessive use on 4chan and certain Internet gaming forums.

After being rickrolled for the third time that day, Dave was dismayed to find that he had actually learned the words to the song.

rickroll by Uncle Steve Mk II May 29, 2007

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When you're looking for something interesting on youtube, and someone sends you a link, it's usually the video to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"

You just got Rickrolled

Rickroll by TheFecundComing May 21, 2007

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The song that people hate

Person 1: hey, wanna watch cbbc
Person 2:sure
Person 1:ok lets start
*tv swiches on*
*instead of cbbc rickroll comes on*
Person 1:WTF HAPPEN TO CBBC
Person 2:IDK BUT I THINK WE JUST GOT RICK ROLLED
person 1 and 2:NOOOOOOOO

Rickroll by Michael the smart boy March 5, 2022

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1. what your math teacher does on april fools day
2. when somebody plays never gonna give u up

i had to rickroll you guys

rickroll by cristithepoop April 4, 2022

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Tricking someone on the internet into watching "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" via links through the internet. Usually masked as a youtube link, noting something completely unrelated to the video.

Awwww damn it, this is the third time i've been rickroll'd today!

rickroll by Moop77 May 30, 2007

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(n) An internet prank where the victim clicks on a misleading link that directs them to the video clip for the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.
The meme originated on 4chan. The prank was originally called "Duckrolling" and had the exact same type of luring technique, but instead lead to an edited picture of a duck on wheels. The first instance of "Rickrolling" occurred in May 2007 on 4chan's /v/ board, where a link claiming to be the first major trailer for "Grand Theft Auto IV" instead led to the "Never Gonna Give You Up" video clip. The prank's popularity began to soar and eventually became one of the greatest internet memes.

"That man is notorious for his "RickRoll" videos."

Rickroll by InsertWittyNameHere1234 October 25, 2009