Riffle vs Roffle - What's the difference?
riffle | roffle |
A fast-flowing, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
A succession of small waves.
A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough.
A quick skim through the pages of a book.
The act of shuffling cards; the sound made while shuffling cards.
To flow over a fast moving shallow part of a stream.
To ruffle with a rippling action.
To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
To leaf through rapidly.
To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts.
To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
To prepare samples of material using a riffler.
(internet slang) To laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.
* 2002 , "Tim Byron", i dedicate this to the sheepsticks.'' (on newsgroup ''alt.music.radiohead )
* 2004 , "Witchy", monday's show'' (on newsgroup ''uk.media.radio.radcliffe )
* 2006 , "Gayle", Westboro Baptist Church'' (on newsgroup ''alt.support.depression )
As verbs the difference between riffle and roffle
is that riffle is to flow over a fast moving shallow part of a stream while roffle is (internet slang) to laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.As a noun riffle
is a fast-flowing, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.riffle
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* cheater riffleVerb
(riffl)roffle
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(roffl)- I roffled at this.
- Just finished roffling at today's 'oh lucky you'.....mirth aplenty!
- I wondered if someone watching might consider that a 'plan' and feel compelled to, well, build a fence. My own reaction was to roffle and say, "Now ain't that a woman".