jiffy
noun, plural jif·fies. Informal.
Origin of jiffy
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Examples from the Web for jiffy
Contemporary Examples of jiffy
The GFY (pronounced “jiffy”) is essentially a more technologically advanced version of the ubiquitous GIF.
You can be the leader of a Salvadoran death squad, and then manage a Jiffy Lube in North Miami.
To this day, I pick up a box of Jiffy cornbread mix when shopping.
Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson says the Jiffy Lube logo makes more fiscal sense.
The other, about Sting performing at Jiffy Lube Live, a concert venue in Bristow, Virginia.
Historical Examples of jiffy
Every other boy had jerked them down and chucked them under the counter in a jiffy.
The Widow O'Callaghan's BoysGulielma Zollinger
It doesn't matter; we'll break the door down in a jiffy, anyway.
The Dare Boys of 1776Stephen Angus Cox
The bottle was filled with kerosene, and in a jiffy the box was covered with the flame.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
Peter T. had 'em labeled the "Duchess" and "Irene dear" in a jiffy.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
I—I just stepped over 'cross the Lane for a jiffy, that's all.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln