rickrollee

English

Etymology

From rickroll +‎ -ee.

Noun

rickrollee (plural rickrollees)

1. (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^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], 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^[4], 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^[5], 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

• rickroller

 

Spanish

Verb

rickrollee

1. inflection of rickrollear:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative