- a variation of jiffy.
jiff
Example Sentences
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In 2013, the creator of the Gif graphics format insisted that his invention should be pronounced with a hard "g" - "jiff" rather than "giff".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2017
“Off in a jiff, drinks with Kevin Spacey at a certain theatrical bar!” the next post reads.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2016
Lohr’s history I got through in a jiff.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2012
Take my hand, and I'll help you along, and you'll be warm in half a jiff.'
From The Adventure League by Skae, Hilda T.
“Some of the hands would like to see you for half a jiff, Mr. Wade,” said he.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
