English
riff
see also: RIFF
Pronunciation Noun

riff (plural riffs)

  1. A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
    Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!
  2. A clever or witty remark.
  3. A variation on something.
    • 2012, The Economist, London Skyline: Tower Power ↗
      Both the Orbit and the Pinnacle are riffs on an idea sketched out in 1917 by Vladimir Tatlin for a monument to international communism.
  4. A spoof.
Translations Translations
  • German: witzige Bemerkung
Verb

riff (riffs, present participle riffing; past and past participle riffed)

  1. To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
    • 14 November 2018, Jesse Hassenger, AV Club Disney goes viral with an ambitious, overstuffed Wreck-It Ralph sequel
      In particular, Ralph Breaks The Internet riffs a lot on its enormous parent company, from that princess bit to the Sterling Holloway tone that new good-luck charm Alan Tudyk brings to his vocal performance to a goof on the de facto parenting advice that’s at the heart of so many Pixar movies.
  2. To riffle.
Noun

riff (plural riffs)

  1. (anatomy, archaic) The belly; the bowels.
RIFF
Proper noun
  1. (computing) Acronym of Resource Interchange File Format


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