jiff

/d͡ʒɪf/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

finished, half

PREP.

in, out, till

noun

A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

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.

You can keep Max company while I nip out for a jiff.

verb

to deceive, swindle, trick

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.

Wiktionary

You can keep Max company while I nip out for a jiff.

Wiktionary

Tell my man, “The usual, plus a shot for the kid” / He did his bartender thizzle, got my order in a jif

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I'll be out in a jiff.

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In some senses, jiff is marked as informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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