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
Jayanti	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Shun (1)	-	Chinese
Tsubasa	tsoo-bah-sah	Japanese
Arevik	-	Armenian
Eric	['erik]
Randall	RAN-dəl	English