Rolesets - riff

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

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
.