Meanings
rick-roll1
present singular third person rick-rolls · participle present rick-rolling · participle past rick-rolled · past rick-rolled
- alternativeAlternative form of rickroll.
plural rick-rolls
- alternativeAlternative form of rickroll.
This seems much more likely to be the work of a talented but inexperienced individual. […] The rick-roll in the code seems juvenile and unprofessional.
2020, William O’Sullivan, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Nhien-An Le-Khac, “Defending IoT [Internet of Things] Devices from Malware”, in Nhien-An Le-Khac, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, editors, Cyber and Digital Forensic Investigation: A Law Enforcement Practitioner’s Perspective (Studies in Big Data; 74), Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 10
Rick-Roll2
present singular third person Rick-Rolls · participle present Rick-Rolling · participle past Rick-Rolled · past Rick-Rolled
- alternativeAlternative form of rickroll, particularly
- Alternative form of rickroll
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rick-roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rick-roll
“rick-roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rick-roll. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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