Definition of Jiffy

1. Noun. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). "If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

Exact synonyms: Blink Of An Eye, Flash, Heartbeat, Instant, New York Minute, Split Second, Trice, Twinkling, Wink
Generic synonyms: Bit, Minute, Mo, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Flash

Definition of Jiffy

1. n. A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.

Definition of Jiffy

1. Noun. (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. ¹

2. Noun. (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer; historically, and by convention, 0.01 seconds, but some operating systems use other values. ¹

3. Noun. (physics) The time taken for light to travel one centimetre in a vacuum (sometimes one foot, or sometimes the width of a nucleon) ¹

4. Noun. (electronics) The time between alternating current power cycles (1/60 or 1/50 of a second) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jiffy

1. a short time [n -FIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jiffy

jibs
jicama
jicamas
jicara
jicaras
jichimu
jickajog
jickajogs
jidaigeki
jidaigekis
jidder
jidders
jiff
jiffies
jiffs
jiffy (current term)
jig
jig borer
jig borers
jig saw
jigaboo
jigaboos
jigajig
jigajigs
jigajog
jigajogs
jigamaree
jigamarees

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