riffed

riffed

English

Verb

riffed

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

Adjective

riffed (not comparable)

1. Who has lost a job due to a RIF.
   • 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.

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