" riff "

 [ "riff" ]

1: A select tune or Melody of a guitar tab in a song, like in AC/DC's "Back in black" the little tune that gets stuck in your head, is a RIFF

  * e.g.,  ... Jimmy Page can throw down some COMPLICATED INSANE AND FAST RIFFS 

 [ "riff" ]

1: To make stuff up on the spot.

  * e.g.,  ... I riffed up an excuse as to why I didn't show up... she laid off eventually. 

 [ "riff" ]

2: Can be applied to nearly anything--music, writing, lying, whatever.

 [ "riff" ]

1: West Midlands insult similar to chav. Origins are uncertain but it is thought to be an abbreviation of the phrase riff-raff, and localised use in Bromsgrove dates back as far as the late 1980s, if not earlier

  * e.g.,  ... - "What a riff!" 

 [ "riff" ]

2: Can be both a noun (riff), referring to the antisocial underclass, or an adjective (riffy), meaning something cheap, scummy or gully gully.

  * e.g.,  ... - "He was the riffiest kid in school." 

 [ "riff" ]

1: A segment of a song that puts emphasis on a certain instrument by using a distinctive sound. The instrument is usually a guitar.

  * e.g.,  ... The main guitar riff in Tool's "Third Eye" is 1 minute and 3 seconds long 

 [ "riff" ]

1: Something that nu metal bands can't seem to use with good effect.

  * e.g.,  ... no needed 

 [ "riff" ]

1: Plain and simply: Selected guitar melodies.

  * e.g.,  ... Black Sabbath: IRON MAN!!!!!!!!!!! 

 [ "riff" ]

2: HORNS UP! ^nn^

  * e.g.,  ... The latter encompasses one of the catchiest riffs ever created. 

 [ "riff" ]

3: KEEP IT SICK AND BRUTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 [ "riff" ]

1: A poor person, used as a term of offence for people who look scruffy, dirty or are just generally poverty stricken. Use in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire has been recorded for the best part of the last 15 years.

  * e.g.,  ... "What a bunch of fuckin' riffs" 

 [ "riff" ]

1: A term used to make fun of someones clothing or the way they look

  * e.g.,  ... "Its time to riff on those jeans" 

 [ "riff" ]

1: In Comedy: To involve the audience and to play off of them for humor in a stand-up routine.

  * e.g.,  ... Rich Vos is excellent at riffing and working a room. 

 [ "riff" ]

1: improvised part of a jazz tune

  * e.g.,  ... (check out your favorite jazz song)