A good piece of guitar work, often catchy.
1. holy f**k dude ur that riff was tasty
2. " master of puppets has a very tasty riff"
by A-bomb324 August 24, 2007
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Un-savory people in our society. People you do not want to be associated with.
Ex. If this was America it would be a gated community in order to keep all the riff-raff out.

Ex. Look at all the riff-raff over there.
by Jay_in_Ottawa July 4, 2006
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Fast sporatic harmonized guitar notes, usually achieved by sweep picking and or tapping. Used by technical death metal bands such as Beneath the Massacre, Beyond Within
Man did you hear those bug riffs in the last breakdown?
by beyondwithin September 4, 2009
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A phrase referring to a heavy metal or hard rock song; popularized by Dave Chapelle.
When I party wit dem white boys I tell 'em to play da fight riff!
by booboodafool September 5, 2006
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A slightly derogatory slang term used to describe recent immigrants from Cuba who may have arrived to Florida on a raft or home-made boat.
Dude, I couldn't get to sleep until 4 AM , the riff-raffters nextdoor were up all night drinking rum, slamming dominoes, hollering and blasting that shitty Cuban music
by Professor H.G. January 23, 2018
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The insanely fast guitar section in the middle of the song Hourglass by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, from the album Ashes of the Wake. Written and performed by Willy Adler, this riff requires highly technical right-hand picking, as well as speedy and unconventional left-hand technique.
Dude, I printed out tabs for the vomit riff but I don't think I'll ever be able to play it.
by weary_wilson February 25, 2009
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