Rickrolling – Discover The Viral History Behind This Prank – Dictionary.com

Dazed. The practice of rickrolling started in 2007 on the image board 4chan. The first-ever rickroll involved a link promising to be a trailer for the game “Grand Theft Auto IV,” that instead directed excited gamers to the “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video. The rick part of rickrolling comes from Astley’s first name, but where …

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