2009/1/22 andrew <hobbit@...>:
> On one New Zealand discussion site rofflenui (the prefered spelling) was
> voted word of the year. The first part from ROTFL (spelt ROFL in the
> description, don't ask me why), and the second part from nui a Maori
> word meaning big, much, augmentive, which is familiar to most New
> Zealanders. It is described as meaning 'laughing big-time'.
I'm more familiar with ROFL than ROTFL. Roffel sounds better than
Rotfel too (imhoe), but that might be because Roffelen is an existing
Dutch verb.