JIFFY

Etymology

Noun

jiffy (plural jiffies)

(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

(computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.

(electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).

(physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre, but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.

(UK) Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.

Synonyms

• (short, unspecified length of time)

(standard): instant, minute, moment, second, trice

(colloquial): mo, sec, tick

• jif

• jiff

Noun

Jiffy (plural Jiffies)

Alternative form of Jiffy bag.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jif"fy, n. Etym: [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also giffy.]

Definition: A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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