Rif
[rif]
/rɪf/
noun
1.
Er
[er]
/ɛr/
(
Show IPA
)
a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
Also,
Riff
.
British Dictionary definitions for
er rif
Er Rif
/
ɛə rɪf
/
noun
1.
a mountainous region of N Morocco, near the Mediterranean coast
Rif
/
rɪf
/
noun
1.
(
pl
)
Rifs,
Riffs,
Rifis,
Rif,
Riff,
Rifi.
a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
2.
Also called
Rifian,
Riffian
(
ˈrɪfɪən
). the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
3.
See
Er Rif
Slang definitions & phrases for
er rif
rif
noun
A dismissal; layoff
A demotion
verb
To notify an employee of dismissal or layoff
: when he receives his Reduction in Force letter, and he will say, ''I've been riffed''
To demote
: had been ''rif'd'' back to sergeants
[1953+; fr reduction in force]
Related Abbreviations for
er rif
RIF
reduction in force
resistance-inducing factor