Rickroll

(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."

by InsertWittyNameHere1234 October 25, 2009

Rickroll

Never gonna give you up,
never gonna let you down,
never gonna run around and
desert you...
Never gonna make you cry,
never gonna sa-ay goodbye,
never gonna tell a lie
and hurt you.

You just got Rickrolled. As a result, you want to kill yourself.

by Annoying May 6, 2008

rickroll

The act of tricking someone into clicking a YouTube or other video link to the music video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up".

Man, I clicked on the link thinking it'd be a movie about the new Starcraft, but I got rickrolled.

by Tigrael June 8, 2007

rickroll

to be shown a video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" through a sly or not-so-sly link to a video on popular video sharing sites.

Haha! Great job disguising that rickroll!

by Packless May 28, 2007

rickroll

When someone shows the iconic song "never gonna give you up"

if you read this you got rickrolled noob get rickroll

by pseudonym ツ October 21, 2020

rickroll

When Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" is played at an unexpected time.

The kid was in a stadium when all of a sudden "Never Gonna Give You Up" was played to the audience. He was rickrolled.

by Bob Doleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee August 3, 2008

Rickroll

When someone makes you see something related to Rick Astley: never gonna give you up

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run arround
And desert you.

You just got rickrolled

by J3ll-y October 17, 2020