rickroll
/riɡkɾoʝ/from spelling rules
The English term 'rickroll' is used in Spanish as rickroll.
In Spanish, this refers to the act of misleading someone into opening a hyperlink that leads to the YouTube video of Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
Meaning: to mislead (someone) into opening a hyperlink leading to a YouTube video of Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up” (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
To use this English word as a Spanish verb, the suffix -ear is added to create the verb rickrollear. The past participle of this adapted verb is rickrolleado. For example, to say 'they rickrolled me', you would use the third-person plural preterite form me rickrollearon.
How do you pronounce it?
/riɡkɾoʝ/
Did you know?
- Because rickrollear is a neologism, you will rarely find it in official dictionaries like the RAE, but it is widely accepted in digital communication across Spain and Latin America.
- In many Spanish-speaking online communities, the term is often treated as a masculine noun, el rickroll, even when it is used as a verb. This gender assignment is typical for English loanwords in Spanish.
- The verb rickrollear follows a common pattern in Spanish where English nouns are transformed into verbs by adding the suffix -ear, similar to googlear for 'googling' or twittear for 'tweeting'.
Examples in context
- Mi amigo me intentó rickrollear enviándome un video sospechoso.My friend tried to rickroll me by sending me a suspicious video.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use the verb rickroll in a sentence.Tatoeba #10510444 by aldsitoteles, translation #10512305 by DJ_Saidez
- ¡Te engañaron con Rick Astley! ¡Eso fue un rickroll en toda regla!They tricked you with Rick Astley! That was a full-on rickroll!
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting online via text.
- AlejandroLucía, mira este video sobre el examen.Lucía, look at this video about the exam.
- LucíaNo voy a caer, quieres rickroll.I'm not falling for it, you want to rickroll.
- AlejandroEs verdad, solo quería intentar rickroll.It's true, I just wanted to try to rickroll.
- LucíaYa sabes que no puedes rickroll a Alejandro.You already know you can't rickroll Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
