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Riffle vs Roffle - What's the difference?

riffle | roffle |

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

English

Noun

(wikipedia riffle) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * cheater riffle

    Verb

    (riffl)
  • 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.
  • roffle

    English

    Verb

    (roffl)
  • (internet slang) To laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.
  • * 2002 , "Tim Byron", i dedicate this to the sheepsticks.'' (on newsgroup ''alt.music.radiohead )
  • I roffled at this.
  • * 2004 , "Witchy", monday's show'' (on newsgroup ''uk.media.radio.radcliffe )
  • Just finished roffling at today's 'oh lucky you'.....mirth aplenty!
  • * 2006 , "Gayle", Westboro Baptist Church'' (on newsgroup ''alt.support.depression )
  • 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".