rickroller
Sends misleading URLs
A rickroller is someone who rickrolls others—tricking them into clicking a disguised link to Rick Astley's 1987 music video "Never Gonna Give You Up." The prank became an internet phenomenon in the late 2000s and persists as a playful form of bait-and-switch humor: I can't believe you rickrolled me again, you absolute rickroller.
Video-sharing website
- bait-and-switchFraudulent substitution tactic
- rickrollMisdirect to specific video
- embedFix within surrounding material
- URLWeb location identifier
hyperlink · clickbait · troll · mislead · internet humor · viral · social media · hoax
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- retroEvoking recent past
vintage · throwback · classic hit · old school · eighties · power ballad · cheesy · iconic
Cunning deceiver in myth
- jokerCutup or wild card
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
bamboozle · deceiver · gagster · shenanigan · roguish · jest · antics · stunt
YouTube
Video-sharing website
- bait-and-switchFraudulent substitution tactic
- rickrollMisdirect to specific video
- embedFix within surrounding material
URL · hyperlink · clickbait · troll · mislead · internet humor · viral · social media · hoax · flash mob
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
retro · vintage · throwback · classic hit · old school · eighties · power ballad · cheesy · iconic · recognizable
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- jokerCutup or wild card
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
schemer · bamboozle · deceiver · gagster · shenanigan · roguish · jest · antics · stunt · gotcha
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- revealMake something visible
setup · twist · reaction · fakeout · misdirection · disbelief · shock · caught off guard · duped · fooled