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BNC: 42545 COCA: 28688

jiffy

jiffy /ˈʤɪfi/ noun
jiffy
/ˈʤɪfi/
noun
Learner's definition of JIFFY
[singular] informal
: a very brief time : moment瞬间;一会儿usually used in the phrase in a jiffy通常用于短语
BNC: 42545 COCA: 28688

jiffy

noun

jif·​fy ˈji-fē How to pronounce jiffy (audio)
plural jiffies
informal
: a very short period of time : moment, instant sense 1
ready in a jiffy
Their troubles were all over in a jiffy. Roald Dahl
A small restaurant offering good Vietnamese food in a jiffy. New Times (Phoenix, Arizona)

Example Sentences

I'll be there in a jiffy.
Recent Examples on the Web In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free Covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. Rae Ellen Bichell, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jiffy was in 1779
BNC: 42545 COCA: 28688

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