riffed

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adjective

Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of riff
  2. participlepastsimple past and past participle of rif
adjectiveriffed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWho has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).

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

    1958, Air Force Magazine - Volume 41, page 86
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    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.

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

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

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

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APA

riffed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffed

MLA

“riffed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riffed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffed.

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