riff

Definitions

1. A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
2. Acronym of Resource Interchange File Format.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3. The belly; the bowels.
   archaic
4. A clever or witty remark.
5. A variation on something.
6. A spoof.

Equivalents

11 more languages

Bosanskimotivмотив

Catalàmelodia

Esperantoripetfrazo

Suominapautusriffi

Hrvatskimotivмотив

Italianoriffritornello

日本語リブ

Kurdîmotîv

Portuguêsriff

Русскиймоти́в

Српскиmotivмотив

Examples

“Listen⟳ to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!”

“Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named the greatest guitar riff of all time, 41 years after it was recorded, in a poll by website Music Radar.”

“Pope Francis delivers off-the-cuff riff on family life”

“Both the Orbit and the Pinnacle are riffs on an idea sketched out in 1917 by Vladimir Tatlin for a monument to international communism.”

“Grok’s companions are a riff on the idea of AI assistants or agents, which some people use⟳ for friendship or romance in place⟳ of or in addition to human partners.”

“The creative team has experience⟳ with spoofing: Both [Paul] Rudd and [Amy] Poehler had parts in [David] Wain’s Wet⟳ Hot American Summer, a hysterically irreverent riff on ’80s summer-camp comedies.”

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