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NOUN:
  1. Music A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is repeated in improvisation.
  2. A clever or inventive commentary or remark: "Those little riffs that had seemed to have such sparkle over drinks ... look all too embarrassing in cold print" (John Richardson).
intr.v.
Music riffed, riff·ing, riffs
To play or make riffs.
ETYMOLOGY:
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