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do a barrel roll

A defensive maneuver you can get Google to do for you by searching for "do a barrel roll" without quotes.

An homage to Starfox 64.
Mike: "Hmmm... Let me type 'do a barrel roll' into google"

waits a second

Mike: "HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!1111"
by Dat Peppy Hare November 3, 2011
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Do a barrel roll

The single most used phrase among gamers.

Spoken by Peppy Hare in the game Star Fox for SNES and more famously in Star Fox 64.
Gamer 1: How do I get beat Bowser?

Gamer 2: Do a barrel roll!
by Barrelrollmaster December 30, 2008
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A word some gamers say when they are at a loss for words or don't know what else to say. This phrase originated from star fox, but has been so overused it has no meaning.
Me: Hi Chris.
Chris: Hi!
Me: I failed the math test. :(
Chris: Do a barrel roll!
by ShadowForce December 9, 2013
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In Star Fox for the SNES Pepper Hare would ask of you to do a barrel roll. Doing a barrel roll in Star Fox is to press the shoulder buttons twice, pressing L shoulder button then L again would make the R-wing do a barrel roll counter clockwise, pressing the R shoulder button then R again would make the R-wing do a barrel roll clockwise.

utlizing a barrel roll is extremly usful in Star Fox as it deflects most objects fired at the R-wing

The term "Do a barrel roll" is commonly mistaken that it froms from Star Fox 64. It did not. But it was spoken by a voice actor for Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64. In Star Foxes training mode, the game would give you simple tasks. Eventually 3 other R-wings would fly around as you were told to do the same as them, after sometime before the 3 other R-wings would barrel roll Peppy would tell you to do a barrel roll.
Peppy: Do a Barrel Roll! (text only)

(The player decides if they want to do a barrel roll)

Guy 1: You should do a barrel roll...

Guy 2: Dude, shut up!

Guy 1: Ha you died, only if you would have done a barrel roll!

Guy 2: I'M NOT PLAYING STAR FOX!!

Guy 1: Oh yea, sorry.
by Pro def July 1, 2007
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Peppy: DO A BARREL ROLL! Z OR R TWICE
Me: I'll do it later...
Peppy: DO IT OR DIE!
by zejiu September 12, 2015
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Something everyone in school types in to the google search bar at least once
Trevor: Hey man, type Do a barrel roll into the Google search bar
Steve: Why?..
Trevor: Just do it.
Steve: Oh, that’s why. Haha
by Trev de Dev December 26, 2019
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Comes from Starfox 64. A character would command fox to do a barrel roll in order to prevent being shot to deadness.

A barrel roll is when a fighter pilot makes his ship turn over, very quickly, in mid-air. It makes the wings harder to hit.

It's more common practice to shout this phrase at friends while they play video games. Especially if they can't do anything roll-like. The purpose is to be obnoxious, and quote old video games. Two of most peoples' favorite things.
"Son of a white boy, my Sim will not stop crying!"
"Quick, do a barrel roll!"
by Cap'n Awesome August 11, 2006
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