jiffy
a very short time; moment: to get dressed in a jiffy.
Origin of jiffy
1- Also jiff [jif]. /dʒɪf/.
Other words for jiffy
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How to use jiffy in a sentence
Mrs. Jiff always “forgot to bring” her own comb and hair brush.
Ruth Hall | Fanny FernI'll be back in a jiff, and supper'll be ready's soon I can git it.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell | L. P. WymanAh, Jiff, it does me good to see your handsome silf; and how have ye been, and how do ye expect to continue to be?
Klondike Nuggets | E. S. EllisJiff the policeman was entrusted with the delivery of the message, a verbal one, and I went with him.
Johnny Ludlow. First Series | Mrs. Henry WoodTumbled to the trick in a jiff; never let on but what he wrote the letter, never will let on, I bet.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 | Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for jiffy
jiff (dʒɪf)
/ (ˈdʒɪfɪ) /
informal a very short time: wait a jiffy
Origin of jiffy
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with jiffy
see under in a flash.
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