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- verb Internet, slang, neologism Present participle of
rickroll .
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Examples
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No positive reinforcement required for compulsive "rickrolling" -- participants believe behavior requisite for feeding.
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13: 36 @DVDsnapshot * kills you dead* Besides, rickrolling is over since Astley live-rickrolled the Macy's Parade.
Tweets I have known 2009
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Individuals associate sandwiches with behaviors preceding appearance of said, in most cases, "rickrolling" a member of control group in conditioning chamber next door.
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That's a win-win scenario for anyone who sets out to rehabilitate a person who's become a punchline -- or worse -- in the public imagination, something that happens less often than you'd expect in an era when the unlikeliest people can be reclaimed from the pop-cultural dustbowl (say, Rick Astley's transformation from '80s artefact to YouTube "rickrolling" phenomenon and winner of "Best Act Ever" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008).
IFC.com - Indie Eye 2010
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The internet trend of "rickrolling" (ie. tricking someone into following a link to Rick Astley's video for the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up") first started in 2007, but grew into a pretty mainstream occurrence throughout 2008.
Film Junk 2009
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The '80s pop crooner has enjoyed an unlikely revival via' rickrolling ', the side-splitting act of sending a Rick Astley YouTube link disguised as something more worthy.
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He received a flood of votes after getting a new lease of cult appeal following the rise of 'rickrolling' in which millions of internet users were duped into clicking internet links which led to video streams of Astley's hit number one hit Never Gonna Give You Up. Winners:
The Q Daily 2008
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Rick 'rickrolling' Astley in NY parade - Rick Astley delighted New Yorkers yesterday by performing his Rickrolling hit during Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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Rick 'rickrolling' Astley in NY parade - Rick Astley delighted New Yorkers yesterday by performing his Rickrolling hit during Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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Rick 'rickrolling' Astley in NY parade - Rick Astley delighted New Yorkers yesterday by performing his Rickrolling hit during Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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