(Internet slang) An act of or attempt at rickrolling.
(Internet slang) An act of or attempt at rickrolling.
You have to check out this link. Not a rickroll.
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(Internet slang) Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
(Internet slang, rare) Someone who gets rickrolled; the target of a rickroll.
(Internet slang) A bait-and-switch Internet prank involving the sharing of a link that leads to a picture of a duck on wheels instead of what is claimed.
(internet slang) To laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.
(originally, Internet slang) To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
I try not to get rickrolled by sketchy YouTube links, but sometimes you let your guard down.
"rickroll" means: To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's.... This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"rickroll" means: To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's.... Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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