Look up: Jiffy


  1. Jiffy
    Jif'fy noun [ Perh. corrupt. from gliff .] [ Written also giffy .] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy . [ Colloq.] J. & H. Smith.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  2. Jiffy
    • (n.) A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/jiffy/

  3. Jiffy
    Jiffy is slang for a moment, a short time.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZJ.HTM

  4. Jiffy
    Jiffy is slang for a moment, a short time.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZJ.HTM

  5. jiffy
    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 confusing...
    Found op http://foldoc.org/jiffy

  6. jiffy
    a unit of time used in chemistry and physics, equal to a 'light centimeter,' that is, the time required for light to travel a distance of one centimeter. This is a very brief interval indeed, about 33.3564 picoseconds. This definition of the jiffy was proposed by the American physical chemist Gilber...
    Found op http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictJ.html

  7. Jiffy
    [convenience store] Jiffy is a Thai chain of convenience stores. There are a total of 150 Jiffy convenience stores, mostly in filling stations. The owner of the stores plans to open more stores in the future. ==Revenue== Jiffy stores generate monthly revenue of Bt2.2 million each, while 7-El...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_(convenience_store)

  8. Jiffy
    [time] Jiffy is an informal term for any unspecified short period of time, as in "I`ll be back in a jiffy". From this it has acquired a number of more precise applications for short, very short, or extremely short periods of time. Known since the 18th century, the word`s origin is unclear, t...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_(time)

  9. jiffy
    1) 'i'll be ready in a ...!' 2) An instant 3) Bit 4) Blink of an eye 5) Brief moment 6) Few seconds 7) Flash 8) Heartbeat 9) In a ... (quickly) 10) Instant 11) Minute 12) Moment 13) New york minute 14) ...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/jiffy/1

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