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riff

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
riff/rɪf/

▶noun a short repeated phrase in popular music or jazz. ▶verb (usu. as noun riffing) play riffs.

– origin 1930s: abbrev. of riffle.

'riff' also found in these Oxford entries:

raffish - reef - riff-raff

Forum discussions with the word(s) "riff" in the title:

riff (Black Suits Comin')
riff on
this riff raff OR these riff raff
To Riff Off

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