Err
Err verb - Wander from a direct course or at random.
Roll
Roll verb - Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
Usage example: They rolled from town to town
Common collocations
| way | err way | roll way |
Both words in one sentence
- The villainous Lightning Bug schemes to conquer the Earth with Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, and only the J-Men — a dedicated team of tight-assed straights...err, straight-jawed men-in-tights — can stop him!
Source: Film / J-Men Forever -
Let's Split Up, Gang: In the episodes "Pox N Roll" and "Inn Err Face", the band wanted to take care of things faster and so Corey and Laney did one thing while Kin and Kon went off and did something else.
Source: Western Animation / Groj Band
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