Jiff
[jif-ee] /ˈdʒɪf i/
noun, plural jiffies. Informal.
1.
a very short time; moment:
to get dressed in a jiffy.
/ˈdʒɪfɪ/
noun (pl) jiffies, jiffs
1.
(informal) a very short time: wait a jiffy
n.
1797, short for jiffy.
n.
1785, “a moment, an instant,” colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves’ slang for “lightning.”
jiffy (that is, a very brief period of time)
see under in a flash
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