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Roffle vs Raffle - What's the difference?

roffle | raffle |

As verbs the difference between roffle and raffle

is that roffle is to laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused while raffle is to award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.

As a noun raffle is

a drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

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".

    raffle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
    • He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.
  • (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
    • (Cotgrave)

    Derived terms

    * meat raffle

    Verb

  • To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
    • They raffled off four gift baskets.
  • To participate in a raffle.
    • to raffle for a watch