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
Jakab	-	Hungarian
Sparrow	SPAR-o	English (Rare)
Mladenka	-	Croatian, Serbian
Mckenna	[mə'kenə]
Coats	[kəuts]
Pippin (1)	-	Ancient Germanic