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Riffs lah 

Comes from Armagh/Tyrone in Ireland. Derived from "in the horrors here" and "horrifics here lah", which would be thrown about after a night of mass alcohol consumption

Then it turned into "riffs" and "lah", because fuck saying the full word "like".
"fuckin hell I was bananas last night. Hanging out of my hole here today. Pure riffs lah"
Riffs lah by Bazmania November 20, 2023
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?
bug riffs by beyondwithin September 3, 2009

guitar riffs 

A riff is a cluster or sequence of notes or chords. A riff is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, but it may only be heard once, say for instance, in a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song. Riffs are sometimes very memorable - they can be the most immediately recognizable thing about a song. Guitar riffs are obviously very nifty, on the other hand, guitar rifts do not exists. A rift is literally a division, split or break. Broken guitars are very hard to play and they don't sound so good.
Classic guitar riffs include the opening chord sequence in I Can't Get No Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones, or Long Train Running by the Doobie Brothers.
guitar riffs by eddie tore November 13, 2006

Dem Riffs 

So many different kinds of guitar riffs, most are pretty meh, but when that power grabs you by the balls, melts your face, and has its way with your girlfriend and then some, that's dem riffs. The kind of orgasmic death thrash that awakens the animal in you, and you get up from the bar, march into that mosh pit, and tear that pit a new asshole.
my homeboys tried to warn me
but dem riffs you got make me so horny
Dem Riffs by Thrash Commander September 20, 2017

usual riffs 

usual riffs by Koi Tong June 17, 2024

snipper riffle 

A long distance precision weapon used by snippers to assassinate enemies. Not to be confused with a sniper rifle
"Oh my god, somebody shot Steve with a snipper riffle!"
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A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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