Rick Roll
To send someone a link to 80s pop star
Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video, making them believe that they're gonna see something completely different. The meme originated in 4chan's /v/ (videogame) board, when the official "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" trailer was coming out
on the game's website but couldn't be watched due to heavy traffic. Playing a prank on everyone who was reading, an anonymous 4chaner said that the trailer was on YouTube and posted a link to
Astley's song. Since then, the Rick Roll has been made countless times, not only on 4chan but on the whole of the Internet.
Rick Roll
by Col. Jack O'Neill on May 19, 2007 02:53:54
Rick Roll
by the_urban_akm on May 21, 2007 13:14:47
Rick Roll
by ThatTrainAnimationH8er on Mar 26, 2022 00:33:28
An
internet meme that lasted for almost 14 years, yet it's still popular to these days. This might be the longest lasting internet meme in existence. You thought amogus was overrated and unstoppable? Take a deeper look, because you can never stop Rick Astley. It's so overused that this might take
the whole cake. If you see a link that could lead to a Rick Roll, don't
click it. Doesn't matter how curious you are, just do yourself a favor and try to avoid it as much as possible!
Rick Roll
by Wee Beasties on Apr 26, 2008 07:44:47
(n.) A
1987 Rick Astley Music Video "
Never Gonna Give You Up" that is misleading/wrongly described as a viral/comedic video.
(v.) To "Trick" another internet user with an internet meme where the user is mislead to a 1987 Rick Astley Music Video "Never Gonna Give You Up" that is misleading/wrongly described as a viral/comedic video.
Example:
I was looking up animes to watch online. Episode 1337 didn't even come out, supposedly next week. Guess what I get? I get a Rick Roll! I got
Rick Roll'd by
MyG0T on YouTube and saw a
Rick Astley video from 1987!
Rick Roll
by HyyperViiper on Feb 17, 2009 10:20:03
Rick Roll
by Gulstab on Apr 23, 2008 06:08:40
Rick Rolling is commonly thought of as linking a friend, who thinks they are getting something desirable, to a video of
Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", though this is not always the case. A Rick Roll may be amplified by having the window fly around your screen and, upon closure, release a stream of
popups (usually displaying the lyrics) that will open as you close the previous, as seen at raygoldmodels.com. These can be humorous to witness over the shoulder, as well as to have an email response to.
Example:
Man, after I
Rick Rolled my friend, he was
super duper pissed off at me.
I like to close the
popups as their respective lyrics end whenever I get Rick Rolled.
Rick Roll
by BobZorZah on Aug 30, 2008 12:10:03
Rick Roll
by I Write Random Explanations on Jun 11, 2020 12:09:18
You heard Somebody say "I got
rickrolled again!" and went here.
You try to get your
free robux and get linked to Never gonna give you up by
Rick Astley. Haha.
Example:
"Wait this isn't
Free Robux why is this
the Rick Roll Link"
or
"THIS ISN'T
THE Rick Roll LINK WHY IS THIS All The Single Furries"
Rick Roll
by deathwish124 on May 24, 2009 15:44:49
The most annoying
meme on the internet. It hasn't been funny for a very
long time now, so stop.