jiff
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Noun edit
jiff (plural jiffs)
- (informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
- 1918 [1915], Thomas Burke, Nights in London[1], New York: Henry Holt and Company:
- Oh, yerss. Come in. Half a jiff till I finished this bottom stair. Now then—whoa!—don't touch that banister; it's a bit loose.
- 1980, Robert Barr, The Do-It-Yourself Job (episode of Detective, BBC radio drama; around 19 min)
- You can keep Max company while I nip out for a jiff.
- 2009, David Jerome, Roastbeef's Promise, page 42:
- A lady's voice answered, “Be out in a jiff.”
Translations edit
a moment; a short time
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
jiff (third-person singular simple present jiffs, present participle jiffing, simple past and past participle jiffed)