riffed

riffed

1. simple past and past participle of riff
2. simple past and past participle of rif

riffed (not comparable)

1. Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).
   • 1958, Air Force Magazine - Volume 41, page 86:

     Several ships could be sunk by the copious tears being shed by riffed reservists.

   • 1987, Nathalie Jean Gehrke, On being a teacher, page 93:

     Riffed teachers are unlikely to return to teaching, for they often have found other challenging, financially rewarding work that they might otherwise never have tried.

   • 2008, Nancy Daniel Wesson, Moving Your Aging Parents, →ISBN:

     Years ago, my job at an employment outplacement firm was to train and counsel groups of recently riffed employees.

• differ

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪf.fɛt/

riffed (imperfect jriffed, past participle mriffed, verbal noun tirfid)

1. to prop, support, buttress