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Noun: jiffy  ji-fee
  1. 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 jiffy"
    - blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute, jiff

Derived forms: jiffies

Type of: bit, minute, mo, moment, second

Encyclopedia: Jiffy