Riff

1. a short guitar lick
2. The most badass gang in "The Warriors"

1. Claptons riff in "sunshine of your love" is awesome!

2. RIFFS!

by Dr.Jimmy2 August 10, 2010

Riff

A Riff is Kill Stealer if you want more click on Kill Stealer

Guy 1: Wow what a kill stealer.
Guy 2: You mean Riff newb.

by Urmomther January 9, 2008

Riff

An "I dunno" type of attitude. The type of attitude where someone could set up an elaborate mechine, and have it blow up, whithout anything more than "oops."

Derrived from Riff, of the webcomic wordSluggy Freelance/word

He just blew up an entire hC biulding, and shrugged it off with, "Oops." That is SO Riff.

by Psychic Jack September 9, 2003

riff

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

Jimmy Page can throw down some COMPLICATED INSANE AND FAST RIFFS

by Bock October 4, 2003

riff

To make stuff up on the spot.
Can be applied to nearly anything--music, writing, lying, whatever.

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

by Logical Dash September 2, 2005

riff

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

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

- "What a riff!"
- "He was the riffiest kid in school."
- "Those trainers are well riffy."
- "I'm a riffy stig."

by Creese April 20, 2008

riff

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

The main guitar riff in Tool's "Third Eye" is 1 minute and 3 seconds long

by icallit_tacoisland September 29, 2005