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View usage for: (ˈdʒɪfɪ) or jiff (dʒɪf) nounWord forms: plural jiffies or jiffs informal a very short time wait a jiffy Word origin C18: of unknown origin jiffy in American English (ˈdʒɪfi) nounWord forms: plural ˈjiffies Informal a very short time; instant done in a jiffy : also jiff Word origin 18th-c. slang < ? Examples of 'jiffy' in a sentencejiffy Definition a very short time (informal) I'll have this truck fixed in a jiffy. Synonyms flash split second bat of an eye (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a very brief time The pain disappeared in an instant. Synonyms moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, tick (British, informal), no time, twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, twinkling of an eye (informal), two shakes (informal), two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) Definition a very short period of time For a few seconds nobody said anything. Synonyms moment, minute, instant, flash, tick (British, informal), sec (informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal), SEC She was back in a trice. Synonyms moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (British, informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) - Jezebel
- jib at
- jibe
- jiffy
- jig
- jiggle
- jilt
Additional synonymsAnd then in a twinkling all vanished away. Synonyms moment, second, flash, instant, tick (British, informal), twinkle, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), shake (informal), bat of an eye (informal) |