riff
riff.01 - make fun of
RIFF-V NOTES: Frames file for 'riff' based on sentences in wsj. No access to Verbnet at the moment. (from riff.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
riff (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: so-called comedian
ARG1-PPT: victim
ARG1-PPT: victim
the one example
Line by line Mr. Friedman 's weary cynicism can be amusing , especially when
heARG0
's riffingrel
on the Hollywood social scheme -- the way people size each other up , immediately canceling the desperate ones who merely almost made itARG1
.