- jiffy
- jiffy (n.) 1785, "a moment, an instant," colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves' slang for "lightning."
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Jiffy — can refer to:* Jiffy (time), one of several different very short periods of time * Jiffy pots; biodegradable plant pots * JIFFY , a line of baking mixes manufactured by the Chelsea Milling Company * Sealed Air Corporation, a packaging company… … Wikipedia
"JIFFY" — is a brand of baking mixes marketed by the Chelsea Milling Company in Chelsea, Michigan, that has been producing mixes since 1930. They are known for the products being packaged in a small, blue box. JIFFY was created as the first prepared baking … Wikipedia
Jiffy — Jif fy, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also {giffy}.] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jiffy™ — UK US /ˈdʒɪfi/ noun [C] (also Jiffy bag) TRADEMARK ► a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail → Compare PADDED ENVELOPE(Cf. ↑padded envelope) … Financial and business terms
jiffy — [jif′ē] n. pl. jiffies [18th c. slang < ?] Informal a very short time; instant [done in a jiffy]: also jiff … English World dictionary
jiffy — *instant, moment, minute, second, flash, twinkling, split second … New Dictionary of Synonyms
jiffy — [n] instant breath, crack, flash, jiff*, minute, moment, second, shake*, split second*, trice, twinkling*; concept 808 … New thesaurus
jiffy — (also jiff) ► NOUN informal ▪ a moment. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
jiffy — 1. a unit of time used in computer engineering. A jiffy is the length of one cycle, or tick, of the computer s system clock. In the past, this was often equal to one period of the alternating current powering the computer: 1/60 second in the U … Dictionary of units of measurement
Jiffy — Ein Jiffy bezeichnet im englischen ein kurzes, häufig nicht näher spezifiziertes Zeitintervall (ähnlich dem deutschen „Augenblick“ oder „Moment“). Es wird vermutet, dass der Begriff aus dem kriminellen Slang des 18. Jahrhunderts stammt.[1] In… … Deutsch Wikipedia
