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rickrollee

rickrollee noun: someone who gets rickrolled; the target of a rickroll.

Noun

rickrollee (plural rickrollees)

  1. (Internet, rare) Someone who gets rickrolled; the target of a rickroll.
    • 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.2010 March 10, James Tuckerman, “If you thought Rickrolling was annoying, check out 'shredding'”, in Anthill Magazine, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2023
    • 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.2013 January 3, Stett Holbrook, “DIY Rickroller”, in Make, Santa Rosa, C.A.: Make Community LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023

Examples of rickrollee in a sentence

  • This is true so many genuine Rick Astley fans bring mislabeled as rickrollees2021 July 22, u/Future_Average, “We are close to 1 billion!”, in Reddit, r/memes, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2023:
  • Being the rickrollee is the WORST, however being the rickroller- a feeling like no other.2022 April 5, @H31957096H, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2023:

Forms of rickrollee

pluralrickrollees

Origin of rickrollee

From rickroll + -ee.

Questions about rickrollee

What does rickrollee mean?
Rickrollee means someone who gets rickrolled; the target of a rickroll.
How do you use rickrollee in a sentence?
This is true so many genuine Rick Astley fans bring mislabeled as rickrollees
What part of speech is rickrollee?
Rickrollee is a noun.
What is the plural of rickrollee?
The plural of rickrollee is rickrollees.

Words near rickrollee in the dictionary

  1. Rickovers
  2. rickrack
  3. rickracks
  4. rickroll
  5. rickrolled
  6. rickrollee
  7. rickrollees
  8. rickroller
  9. rickrollers
  10. rickrolling
  11. rickrolls

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