rickrolls
Sends deceptive links
Rickrolls is the third-person singular verb and plural noun from rickroll, the internet prank of tricking someone into clicking a link that leads to Rick Astley's 1987 music video "Never Gonna Give You Up." He rickrolls his coworkers at least once a month.
I've fallen for countless rickrolls over the years.
The prank emerged in the late 2000s and remains a durable form of online mischief.
- chorusSingers performing together
- lyricsWritten words for music
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
synth · pop · music video · trenchcoat · bartender · backflip · catchy · earworm
Fraudulent substitution tactic
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- trickDeliberate deception
- deceiveCause false belief
dupe · gotcha · fooled · setup · misdirect · surprise · hoax · gag
Spreading quickly online
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- 4chanAnonymous posting site
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- linkPoint of connection
embed · disguise · 2007 · classic · legendary · iconic · nostalgia · culture
Custom passed through generations
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- Thanksgiving paradeFestive autumn march with floats
sports event · protest · graduation · broadcast · hijack · interruption · meta · self-aware
Rick Astley
eighties · synth · pop · music video · trenchcoat · bartender · backflip · catchy · earworm · hook
bait-and-switch
Fraudulent substitution tactic
deceive · dupe · gotcha · fooled · setup · misdirect · surprise · hoax · gag · bamboozle
viral
Spreading quickly online
link · embed · disguise · 2007 · classic · legendary · iconic · nostalgia · culture · spread
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
Thanksgiving parade · sports event · protest · graduation · broadcast · hijack · interruption · meta · self-aware · revival