roffle

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verb

To laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbroffle (third-person singular simple present roffles, present participle roffling, simple past and past participle roffled)

present singular third person roffles · participle present roffling · participle past roffled · past roffled

  1. InternetTo laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.

    I roffled at this.

    2002, Tim Byron, “i dedicate this to the sheepsticks.”, in alt.music.radiohead (Usenet)
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    Just finished roffling at today's 'oh lucky you'.....mirth aplenty!

    2004, Witchy, “monday's show”, in uk.media.radio.radcliffe (Usenet)

    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".

    2006, Gayle, “Westboro Baptist Church”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet)

Origin

From ROFL, Internet abbreviation for "rolling on the floor laughing".

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APA

roffle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roffle

MLA

“roffle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roffle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roffle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roffle.

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