rift

a rift in the lute

A small problem or flaw in something that jeopardizes the whole. I hope this bit of rust isn't a rift in the lute and doesn't end up damaging the whole paint job.

riffed

1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I can’t keep getting riffed every night like this.

2. and rift mod. fired; released from employment. (From rif, “reduction in force.” A dismissal not for cause, but simply to reduce the number of workers.) Most of the sales force was rift last week.

rift

verb

See riffed

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hailie	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Love (1)	LOO-ve	Swedish
Panayiotis	-	Greek
Stein	[stain]
Nkiru	-	Western African, Igbo
Alcmene	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)