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
Agape	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Salli	SAHL-lee	Finnish
Haywood	['heiwud]
Digby	DIG-bee	English (Rare)
Dietlinde	deet-LIN-də	German
York	YORK	English