rickrolling

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A form of rickroll — 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".

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rickroll
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APA

rickrolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickrolling

MLA

“rickrolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickrolling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rickrolling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickrolling.

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