jiffy
1 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… …
2 "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 …
3 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] …
4 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) …
5 jiffy — [jif′ē] n. pl. jiffies [18th c. slang < ?] Informal a very short time; instant [done in a jiffy]: also jiff …
6 jiffy — (n.) 1785, a moment, an instant, colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves slang for lightning …
7 jiffy — *instant, moment, minute, second, flash, twinkling, split second …
8 jiffy — [n] instant breath, crack, flash, jiff*, minute, moment, second, shake*, split second*, trice, twinkling*; concept 808 …
9 jiffy — (also jiff) ► NOUN informal ▪ a moment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
10 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 …
11 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… …
12 jiffy — n. (colloq.) short time in a jiffy * * * [ dʒɪfɪ] (colloq.) [ short time ] in a jiffy …
13 jiffy — jif|fy [ˈdʒıfi] n also jiff [dʒıf] spoken [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Bantu tshipi short ] in a jiffy very soon ▪ I ll be with you in a jiffy …
14 jiffy — also jiff noun (singular) spoken in a jiffy very soon: I ll be with you in a jiffy …
15 jiffy — [“d 3ifi] n. a very short time. (See also in a jiff(y).) □ That was a pretty long jiffy I had to wait! □ Just a jiffy, I’ll be there …
16 jiffy — noun (plural jiffies) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1779 moment, instant < ready in a jiffy > …
17 jiffy — /jif ee/, n., pl. jiffies. Informal. a very short time; moment: to get dressed in a jiffy. Also, jiff /jif/. [1770 80; orig. uncert.] Syn. instant, flash, second, trice. * * * …
18 jiffy — noun a) A very short, unspecified length of time. Ill be back in a jiffy. b) 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. Syn: instant,… …
19 jiffy — Synonyms and related words: breath, breathing, coup, crack, flash, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second, half a shake, instant, jiff, microsecond, millisecond, minute, moment, sec, second, shake, split second, stroke, tick, trice, twink,… …
20 jiffy — jif|fy [ dʒıfi ] noun in a jiffy SPOKEN very quickly or very soon …
