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Definition of jiffy
jiffy 
noun
- a short amount of time.
I'll be with you in a jiffy.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
Last edited on Dec 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 14 2009.
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