Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rickroller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rick-roller
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

Example Sentences

"Even though the "cost" is small — you can hit the back button as soon as the YouTube title comes up — the price to the rickroller is high."
"Rick Astley's viral music video has been removed from YouTube, leaving hundreds of so-called 'rickrollers' broken-hearted."
"Dave Grohl is one of the coolest, most accomplished musicians in rock history — and he can now add "Master Rickroller" to his long line of awe-inspiring titles, right below "Literal Rock Royalty.""

Etymology

From rickroll + -er.

Inflected Forms

rickrollers (plural)

Questions

What does rickroller mean?: Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
Where does rickroller come from?: From rickroll + -er.

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