jiff

• jif

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪf/

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• Homophone: gif
• Rhymes: -ɪf

Clipping of jiffy.

jiff (plural jiffs)

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

   Synonyms: instant, mo, sec, tick; see also Thesaurus:moment

   • 1918 [1915], Thomas Burke, Nights in London‎^[1], New York: Henry Holt and Company:

     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.

   • 1980, Robert Barr, “The Do-It-Yourself Job” (19:00 min), in Detective, BBC radio drama:

     You can keep Max company while I nip out for a jiff.

   • 2002, People Under the Stairs, “The Suite For Beaver Part 2”, in O.S.T.:

     Tell my man, “The usual, plus a shot for the kid” / He did his bartender thizzle, got my order in a jif

   • 2009, David Jerome, Roastbeef's Promise, page 42:

     A lady's voice answered, “Be out in a jiff.”

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jiff (third-person singular simple present jiffs, present participle jiffing, simple past and past participle jiffed)

1. (slang) to deceive, swindle, trick

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceive

• JFIF

jiff

1. to lie (on bed, etc)