Jiffy
['dʒɪfɪ] or ['dʒɪfi]
Definition
(n.) A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Colloquial.] Instant, moment, second, twinkling, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye.
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Definition
n. (coll.) an instant.
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Examples
- If you don't see those three at the altar in Bond Street, in a jiffy, my name's Jack Robinson! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I'll hearten you up in a jiffy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Any time when John is away and you get frightened, Mrs. Meg, just swing that out of the front window, and it will rouse the neighborhood in a jiffy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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