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- slang - what does to riff mean in this context? - English Language . . .
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
- meaning - What does take it easy and riff? mean? - English Language . . .
0 "Take it easy and riff" and expression created by the writers A riff is a repeated musical phrase To "riff" on something means to take a theme and repeat it, often with small variations It can also mean "to improvise around a theme" So figuratively it means "to make it up as we go along"
- What is the meaning of two young men who are riffs on gangsters-films . . .
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
- meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
A: Mathew, did I ever tell you I love Eminem? B: I prefer Skittles A: Not the candy The rapper B: Why do you like to eat the wrappers In the above conversation, how did the second person
- What does (something) goes brrr mean and how to use it?
Yes, I agree -- and most people even if they had heard of it wouldn't use it in conversation Generally when people riff on a meme, they do it in meme format (an image with text usually)
- prepositions - Conventions for without + and or? - English Language . . .
Nicely subtle question Let me riff on the sentences so you'll see the semantic differences: She drank tea with neither milk nor honey "Without" negates, so I can flip that around to use "with neither nor" and keep the same meaning She drank tea without milk and honey but she did take honey alone Of course, most native speakers would say #1 and mean #2, and not notice the difference
- idioms - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In guitar parlance, this is called "Drop D " There is a segment of the main riff that precisely mimics the action of a tremolo arm, but is in reality Edward bending the A-string followed by sliding up to a D followed by an open D string
- phrase usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
"Next to" means "almost" in this case Imagine a scale of possible prices, from zero to infinity What sits immediately next to nothing (zero) on that scale? "Almost nothing " "How next to?" is a jocose question whose purpose is to determine the degree of "almostness": how close to zero, exactly, is the price? Does "almost nothing" mean a dime, a quarter, or ten dollars? Closely related is the
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