riffed

Etymology

verb

1. simple past and past participle of riff
2. simple past and past participle of rif

adj

1. Who has lost a job due to a RIF (reduction in force).
   Several ships could be sunk by the copious tears being shed by riffed reservists. 1958, Air Force Magazine - Volume 41, page 86
   Riffed teachers are unlikely to return to teaching, for they often have found other challenging, financially rewarding work that they might otherwise never have tried. 1987, Nathalie Jean Gehrke, On being a teacher, page 93
   Years ago, my job at an employment outplacement firm was to train and counsel groups of recently riffed employees. 2008, Nancy Daniel Wesson, Moving Your Aging Parents