rickrollee
English
Noun
rickrollee (plural rickrollees)
- (Internet slang, rare) Someone who gets rickrolled; the target of a rickroll.
- 2010 March 10, James Tuckerman, “If you thought Rickrolling was annoying, check out 'shredding'”, in Anthill Magazine, archived from the original on 2023-02-06:
- For example, the Rickroller (Lachy) might send the Rickrollee an email like this: […] The Rickrollee (Paul) might logically think, "That sounds important" and click the link.
- 2013 January 3, Stett Holbrook, “DIY Rickroller”, in Make, Santa Rosa, C.A.: Make Community LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-22:
- Zach has created an open source, Arduino-powered device that plays Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" whenever someone walks within 6 feet of the unit's ultrasonic sensor. When they walk away the music stops, but picks up where it left off when the Rickrollee steps back in range.
- 2014 September 2, Dylan Matthews, “Your guide to 4chan, the site where Jennifer Lawrence's hacked photos were leaked”, in Vox, archived from the original on 2023-04-10:
- Perhaps the most popular and enduring 4chan-originating meme (birthed on its /v/ video game board, not /b/) is the Rickroll, wherein the rickroller tricks the rickrollee into watching the music video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
- 2021 July 22, u/Future_Average, “We are close to 1 billion!”, in Reddit, r/memes, archived from the original on 7 July 2023:
- This is true so many genuine Rick Astley fans bring mislabeled as rickrollees
- 2022 April 5, @H31957096H, Twitter, archived from the original on 7 July 2023:
- Being the rickrollee is the WORST, however being the rickroller- a feeling like no other.
Related terms
Spanish
Verb
rickrollee
- inflection of rickrollear:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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