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riff
Riff or Rif R0241500 (rĭf)n. pl. Riff or Riffs or Rif or Rifs also Rif·fi (rĭf′ē) 1. A member of any of several Berber peoples inhabiting Er Rif.2. The Berber language of this people.
Rif′fi·an adj. & n.
riff R0241500 (rĭf)n.1. Music A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is repeated in improvisation.2. A repeated or varied theme, idea, or phrase: gave us another of his riffs on the decline of civilization.intr.v. riffed, riff·ing, riffs To play or make riffs. Often used with on.
[Origin unknown.]riff (rɪf) musicn1. (Jazz) (in jazz or rock music) a short series of chords2. (Pop Music) (in jazz or rock music) a short series of chordsvb3. (Jazz) (intr) to play or perform riffs in jazz or rock music4. (Pop Music) (intr) to play or perform riffs in jazz or rock music5. informal to speak amusingly or make (amusing comments or remarks)[C20: probably altered and shortened from refrain2]riff (rɪf)
n. 1. an ostinato melodic phrase accompanying a soloist in jazz or rock music. 2. any variation or improvisation, as on an idea. v.i. 3. to perform a riff. [1930–35; perhaps alter. of refrain2] riff
Past participle: riffed
Gerund: riffing
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| I riff | | you riff | | he/she/it riffs | | we riff | | you riff | | they riff |
| Preterite |
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| I riffed | | you riffed | | he/she/it riffed | | we riffed | | you riffed | | they riffed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am riffing | | you are riffing | | he/she/it is riffing | | we are riffing | | you are riffing | | they are riffing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have riffed | | you have riffed | | he/she/it has riffed | | we have riffed | | you have riffed | | they have riffed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was riffing | | you were riffing | | he/she/it was riffing | | we were riffing | | you were riffing | | they were riffing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had riffed | | you had riffed | | he/she/it had riffed | | we had riffed | | you had riffed | | they had riffed |
| Future |
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| I will riff | | you will riff | | he/she/it will riff | | we will riff | | you will riff | | they will riff |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have riffed | | you will have riffed | | he/she/it will have riffed | | we will have riffed | | you will have riffed | | they will have riffed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be riffing | | you will be riffing | | he/she/it will be riffing | | we will be riffing | | you will be riffing | | they will be riffing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been riffing | | you have been riffing | | he/she/it has been riffing | | we have been riffing | | you have been riffing | | they have been riffing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been riffing | | you will have been riffing | | he/she/it will have been riffing | | we will have been riffing | | you will have been riffing | | they will have been riffing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been riffing | | you had been riffing | | he/she/it had been riffing | | we had been riffing | | you had been riffing | | they had been riffing |
| Conditional |
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| I would riff | | you would riff | | he/she/it would riff | | we would riff | | you would riff | | they would riff |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have riffed | | you would have riffed | | he/she/it would have riffed | | we would have riffed | | you would have riffed | | they would have riffed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Riff - a Berber living in northern MoroccoRiffianBerber - a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa | | 2. | riff - a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisationostinato - a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition | | Verb | 1. | riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"leaf, riffle, thumb, flick, flipperuse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" | | 2. | riff - play riffsspiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" |
Translations
riff
riffraffUndesirable, disreputable, or vulgar people, often used in a condescending manner. I wouldn't be seen in a place like that, there's a lot of riffraff that hang out around there.RIF1. noun An acronym for "reduction in force," referring to the termination of employees due to budget requirements. I've been hearing rumors that another RIF might be in the cards if the company doesn't start turning a bigger profit soon. Sarah's been out of work ever since the RIF at her last job.2. verb By extension, to terminate one or more employees, especially due to budgetary requirements. Sometimes written in lower case, especially when conjugated. We might have to RIF some employees if we want to keep the business afloat. I can't believe they riffed me, after 30 years of loyal service!riffedslang Terminated from one's job due to a reduction in staff, often for budgetary requirements. Based on the acronym "RIF," which stands for "reduction in force." I can't believe I got riffed, after 30 years of loyal service! The unfortunate reality of this industry is that it's all too easy to get riffed every time the busy season winds down.See also: riffrif (rɪf)1. tv. to dismiss an employee. (From the euphemism reduction in force.) They’re going to rif John tomorrow. 2. n. a firing; a dismissal. There’s a rif in your future. riff1. n. a short, repeated line of music played by a particular performer. Jim just sat there and forgot his riff. 2. n. a digression while speaking. (From sense 1) If she didn’t make so many riffs while she spoke, we could understand her better. riffed1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I can’t keep getting riffed every night like this. 2. and rift mod. fired; released from employment. (From rif, “reduction in force.” A dismissal not for cause, but simply to reduce the number of workers.) Most of the sales force was rift last week. See also: riffRIFF
riff Music (in jazz or rock music) a short series of chords RIFF (file format)Microsoft's equivalent to the Amiga's IFFfiles format. RIFF is used for WAV and AVI files.RIFF(1) (Resource Interchange File Format) A multimedia file format introduced by Microsoft and IBM in the early 1990s that is structured in "chunks." Each chunk identifies the type of data that follows, thus RIFF files can be composites of different audio and video content. Microsoft's AVI and WAV files conform to the RIFF format. See AVI and WAV.
(2) An earlier bitmapped graphics format developed for Letraset's ImageStudio and Ready, Set, Go programs for the Macintosh.MedicalSeeRIFRIFF
| Acronym | Definition |
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| RIFF➣Resource Interchange File Format | | RIFF➣Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland) | | RIFF➣Roma Independent Film Festival (Rome, Italy) | | RIFF➣Raster Image File Format | | RIFF➣Regional Integration Facilitation Forum (COMESA) | | RIFF➣Rocky Information Freedom Foundation (blog) |
Riff
Related to Riff: rift, RRIFSynonyms for Riffnoun a Berber living in northern MoroccoSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a jazz ostinatoRelated Wordsverb look through a book or other written materialSynonymsRelated Wordsverb play riffsRelated Words |