ser rickrolleado
/seɾ ɾiɡkɾoʝeado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "get rick rolled" is translated into Spanish as ser rickrolleado.
This phrase is used to describe the act of being tricked into clicking a link that leads to the music video for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
How do you pronounce it?
/seɾ ɾiɡkɾoʝeado/
Did you know?
- The word ser is a linguistic hybrid that absorbed the Old Spanish word seer, which originated from the Latin 'sedēre' meaning 'to sit'.
- The suffix -ear in rickrollear is the go-to tool for transforming English tech terms into Spanish verbs, which is why you also see googlear for searching or tuitear for posting on Twitter.
- In many Latin American countries, people use the verb caer, meaning 'to fall', to describe the act of being pranked by a link, as in caer en el rickroll.
Examples in context
- Engañé a Pedro con un video de Rick AstleyI deceived Pedro with a Rick Astley video
- No quería ser rickrolleado por un enlace falso.I didn't want to get rickrolled by a fake link.
- ¿Te gusta ser rickrolleado por tus amigos?Do you like getting rickrolled by your friends?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are chatting about a link sent in a group chat.
- AlejandroLucía, mira el enlace que envié al grupo.Lucía, look at the link I sent to the group.
- LucíaYa lo vi, ¡acabo de ser rickrolleado!I already saw it, I just got rick rolled!
- AlejandroCaíste totalmente en la trampa.You totally fell for the trap.
- LucíaNo pensé que fueras tan bromista, Alejandro.I didn't think you were such a prankster, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
