Crain's New York: Private Fifth Avenue club is letting in the riff-raff, landlord Shvo complains
Private Fifth Avenue club is letting in the riff-raff, landlord Shvo complains
The Washington Post: Alynda Segarra (of Hurray for the Riff Raff) brings all her personality to 9: 30 Club
Show: With Ron Gallo on Sunday at 9:30 Club. Doors open at 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. 930.com. $20. When Hurray for the Riff Raff put together their most recent studio effort, “The Navigator,” they didn’t ...
Alynda Segarra (of Hurray for the Riff Raff) brings all her personality to 9: 30 Club
In this context, riffing doesn't just mean improvising - it means to use an existing idea as a starting point for something new. The term 'riffing' originates in music, but has a slightly different meaning in other contexts. In music, a 'riff' is a repeated musical phrase, although in many styles of music which involve improvisation (Jazz, for example) it is common to vary the phrase rather ...
slang - what does "to riff" mean in this context? - English Language ...
The original meaning of the verb to riff off came from jazz, where it specifically meant to borrow and elaborate on (a musical phrase) - as opposed to to rip off (which simply means to steal). That slang verb usage has been "nounified" in OP's example, where the intended meaning is that the two young men in question dress and act like archetypal / stereotypical gangsters as portrayed in movies ...