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jiffy
breath, coup, flash, half a mo, half a shake, jiff, millisecond, moment, second, split second, tick, twink, twinkling, two shakes
Definition
n.
a very short time
Last update: August 7, 2015
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Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a
jiffy
; and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.
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Tut, tut; you'll have them both arrested in a
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"That I'll do in a
jiffy
, my lad."'
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He was on his stool in a
jiffy
; driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock.'
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I'll put them away in a
jiffy
, and come down looking as neat as a new pin.'
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Just take a few minutes--not half as serious as a confinement--and you'll be all right in a
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.'
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"Snake, lemme your pipe, an' I'll hev a fire in a
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."
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You'll be warm in a
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," he replied, "because we'll ride some goin' back.'
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I'll teach you that in a
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, if the clock doesn't strike my hour too soon," answered Snap, helping her down."'
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"Ay, ay, Harry," replies a strong voice, with a sailor-like ring in it, from below, "I'll be on deck in a
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In a
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the horse had cleared a fence, and was running, with the feet of terror, in a dusty road.
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