I thought of this riddle myself. Feedback is appreciated.
My prefix is food.
My suffix is rude.
My infix comes in rounds.
I keep you off the ground.
What am I?
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22$\begingroup$ Great riddle, not much room for mis-interpretation really. Very concise! $\endgroup$– SensorayCommented Mar 21, 2018 at 19:04
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6$\begingroup$ Definitely one of the better riddles in a while! Nice, common(ish) word for answer, almost certainly an unique answer, clearly worded clues, which are also fun wordplays. Well, basically what Paige said already :-) Very well done indeed! $\endgroup$– BassCommented Mar 21, 2018 at 20:24
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7$\begingroup$ Great riddle! Also, thanks for teaching me "infix" $\endgroup$– BruceWayneCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 18:29
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7$\begingroup$ @Riley You definitely started a trend. Fabulous and creative 👏👏👏👏. This kinda reminds me of rebuses, except you use words for it. $\endgroup$– Prince North LæraðrCommented Apr 15, 2018 at 17:01
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$\begingroup$ @North, so there are riley rebus now! :) $\endgroup$– Omega KryptonCommented Oct 27, 2018 at 6:42
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I'm pretty sure the answer is
Hammock
My prefix is food.
Ham
My suffix is rude.
Mock
My infix comes in rounds.
Rounds of ammo
I keep you off the ground.
That's usually the goal :)
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2$\begingroup$ I couldn't figure out the infix, but now that I see it, it all makes sense! $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 21, 2018 at 19:06
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I know the riddle was already answered, but I was thinking of another possible answer:
(Warning, the spoiler tag also contains an obscenity, if you're very sensitive to that sort of thing.)
The esoteric programming language Brainfuck.
My prefix is food.
I'm pretty sure I've heard of cooked animal brains being served as food, either as part of some cuisine, or as exotic food.
My suffix is rude.
The classic four-letter word.
My infix comes in rounds.
"inf" is the mathematical abbreviation of "infimum", which could be used within a mathematical definition of the "rounding" operation (more specifically, in defining either the floor or the ceiling function).
I keep you off the ground.
Being an esoteric programming language, no "grounded" programmer would want to use it for practical problems.
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5$\begingroup$ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf%27s_brains $\endgroup$– Max WangCommented Mar 21, 2018 at 20:20
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$\begingroup$ Weird name for a programming language $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 22, 2023 at 18:20
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My prefix is food.
Dip is a type of appetizer, e.g., bean dip
My suffix is rude.
Cus, short for cuss
My infix comes in rounds.
A doc, or doctor, comes in while doing their rounds
I keep you off the ground.
All you need is a diplodocus saddle!
answered Mar 22, 2018 at 0:49
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28$\begingroup$ You got a definite plus 1 for "All you need is a <spoiler> saddle". $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 22, 2018 at 16:26
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5$\begingroup$ This is the most creative answer. I love it. $\endgroup$– NH.Commented Mar 27, 2018 at 15:23
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Perhaps this isn’t a good answer, but I couldn’t help not to include it. The clues weren’t taken literally to describe the parts of the answer, but instead the process:
Answer:
A fart
My prefix is food.
Starts as food that gets broken down by bacteria
My suffix is rude.
When it comes out the rear, it’s considered rude
My infix comes in rounds.
Like intestines
I keep you off the ground.
As gas does
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4$\begingroup$ Smart thoughts. I appreciate this one $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 28, 2018 at 1:18
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9$\begingroup$ off the ground: from whence we get the expression "hoist by one's own petard" $\endgroup$– JasenCommented Mar 29, 2018 at 20:31
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With a slightly generous definition of prefix, suffix and infix. (Spoiler tags hide rude language)
Answer:
Cock
My prefix is food.
Cock (slang for chicken)
My suffix is rude.
Cock (is rude)
My infix comes in rounds.
Cock (most men need some time to, uh, recharge before they come again.)
I keep you off the ground.
In bed is off the ground.
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6$\begingroup$ Slightly too risque, but it makes sense... $\endgroup$– NL628Commented Mar 26, 2018 at 3:23
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$\begingroup$ @NL628 just looked at your Riley riddle. Really nice :D $\endgroup$– Mr PieCommented Aug 11, 2018 at 9:16
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I'd say it's
Flatulence. Food precedes flatulence, releasing it near others may be considered rude, the smell alone may be quite offensive, it comes in rounds until eventually you have to go to the bathroom and it keeps you off the ground because the conventional western toilet, you'll sit 14 or 15 inches above the floor, which is where you'll be after a few flatulence cycles.
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8$\begingroup$ Hi, welcome to puzzling.SE! It seems your answer is the same as @vol7ron's. $\endgroup$– RileyCommented Aug 19, 2018 at 12:21
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An answer to this is
crude
My prefix is food.
crud: Another way of spelling curd, the coagulated of milk.
My suffix is rude.
rude: Speaks for itself.
My infix comes in rounds.
rud: The color of a person's skin, especially the face. Faces are round.
I keep you off the ground.
crude: Crude oil comes from underground. If the crude oil reaches ground level, who wouldn't want to get their feet off the ground?
answered Jul 21, 2020 at 3:31
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Is the answer:
Applause?
My prefix is food
App == food,
My suffix is rude
Use is rude (in the sense of taking advantage of someone),
My infix comes in rounds
"la" comes in rounds (as in musical rounds...fa la la la la...)
I keep you off the ground
And what keeps someone in the clouds like a good bit of applause?
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$\begingroup$ @noedne Seems rather tenuous $\endgroup$ Commented May 7, 2019 at 10:50