jiffy

Definitions of jiffy
  1. noun
    a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    synonyms: jiffybag, knipoog, twinkeling
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    type of:
    minuut, moment, ogenblik, punt, seconde, tel
    an indefinitely short time
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