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i noun, plural jif·fies. Informal.
a very short time; moment: to get dressed in a jiffy.
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jiffy or jiff (ˈdʒɪfɪ, dʒɪf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl jiffies, jiffs | |
| informal a very short time: wait a jiffy | |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
| jiff or jiff | |
| —n | |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Jiffy
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
jiffy
1785, "a moment, an instant," colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves' slang for "lightning."
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Slang Dictionary
jiffy definition[ˈdʒɪfi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary
jiffy definition
1. The duration of one tick of the computer's system clock. Often one AC cycle time (1/60 second in the US and Canada, 1/50 most other places), but more recently 1/100 sec has become common.
2. Confusingly, the term is sometimes also used for a 1-millisecond wall time interval. Even more confusingly, physicists semi-jokingly use "jiffy" to mean the time required for light to travel one foot in a vacuum, which turns out to be close to one *nanosecond*.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Any economist with half a brain will fix these in a jiffy to prevent inflation getting out of hand.
If jiffy stand is not fully retracted during vehicle operation, unexpected contact with the road surface can distract the rider.
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