different between amused vs roffle

English

Etymology

From amuse +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mju?zd/

Verb

amused

1. simple past tense and past participle of amuse

   While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.

Adjective

amused (comparative more amused, superlative most amused)

1. Pleasurably entertained.

   The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.

2. Displaying amusement.
3. (usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).

   He was amused to note the disarray of his opponents.

   He was very amused by the lyrics.

   She was amused with their antics.

   The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused.

Translations

Anagrams

• Medusa, medusa, sea mud

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. (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".