noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A jiffy; a moment; a short time. informal

   "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."

Verb

1. 1
   to deceive, swindle, trick slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

abusebat of an eyebilkbitblink of an eyebreath

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

Clipping of jiffy.

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