Jiffy bag

British

noun

a thickly padded but light envelope in which articles such as books are placed for protection in the post

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What was in a 'Jiffy bag' sent to him via a Team Sky doctor at a race in 2011?

From BBC

Freeman and Brailsford maintained the bag contained legal flu medication, and ultimately a parliamentary committee said it was unable to determine what was inside the jiffy bag.

From BBC

The next day a jiffy bag of pens was pushed through the school's letter-box.

From BBC

Freeman was at the center of an investigation into a jiffy bag ordered on behalf of former Team Sky rider Bradley Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine cycle race in France.

From Reuters

Freeman’s medical record-keeping, which was criticised by the UK Anti-Doping Agency when it looked into a separate case regarding a jiffy bag delivered to Bradley Wiggins at the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2011, will also be investigated.

From The Guardian

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