riff

Meanings

1. A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
2. A clever or witty remark.
3. A variation on something.
4. A spoof.

1. To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
2. To riffle.
3. To tell jokes over a movie or similar performance.

1. The belly; the bowels.

1. Alternative form of Rif (“mountains in Morocco”).

1. Acronym of Resource Interchange File Format.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of riffle, or an alteration of refrain.