"rick-roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rick-rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rick-roll (plural rick-rolls)
  1. Alternative form of rickroll Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rickroll
    Sense id: en-rick-roll-en-noun-2mTWiE2j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb

Forms: rick-rolls [present, singular, third-person], rick-rolling [participle, present], rick-rolled [participle, past], rick-rolled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} rick-roll (third-person singular simple present rick-rolls, present participle rick-rolling, simple past and past participle rick-rolled)
  1. Alternative form of rickroll Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rickroll
    Sense id: en-rick-roll-en-verb-2mTWiE2j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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