To be given a link to a cool video on youtube only to find that the link actually takes you to the video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". A popular practical joke on message boards such as Gamefaqs.
Guy 1: There's a new trailer out for the Simpsons movie! Click here!
Guy 2: Hell Yeah! (clicks link)
Video: We're no strangers to loooovvvvvee
Guy 2: Dammit! I've been rickroll'd!
Guy 2: Hell Yeah! (clicks link)
Video: We're no strangers to loooovvvvvee
Guy 2: Dammit! I've been rickroll'd!
by gjakl;s December 9, 2008
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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.
by Uncle Steve Mk II May 29, 2007
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by TheFecundComing May 21, 2007
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Person 1: Hey check out this cool new video
Person 2: NO NEVER! NOT WATCHING IT!!!
Person 1: Shut up you just have Rickrollaphobia
Person 2: NO NEVER! NOT WATCHING IT!!!
Person 1: Shut up you just have Rickrollaphobia
by one_forty January 7, 2016
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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
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
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