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rif

noun

Slang the act of dismissing an employee, esp. from a government job, as by eliminating the position

transitive verb riffed, riffing

Slang to dismiss from employment

mountain range along the NE coast of Morocco, extending from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Algerian border: highest peak, c. 8,000 ft (2,438 m): also Er Rif

reduction in force (of government employees)

See rif in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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