jiff
/d͡ʒɪf/
jiff noun: a jiffy; a moment; a short time.
Noun
jiff (plural jiffs)
- A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
- 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.1918 [1915], Thomas Burke, Nights in London, New York: Henry Holt and Company
- You can keep Max company while I nip out for a jiff.1980, Robert Barr, “The Do-It-Yourself Job” (19:00 min), in Detective, BBC radio drama
- Synonyms:
- instant, mo, sec, tick, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash
Verb
jiff (third-person singular simple present jiffs, present participle jiffing, simple past and past participle jiffed)
- To deceive, swindle, trick
- Synonyms:
- abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, lead astray
Synonyms of jiff
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Forms of jiff
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jiffs |
| alternative form | jif |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jiffs |
| present participle | jiffing |
| past participle | jiffed |
| past | jiffed |
Origin of jiff
Clipping of jiffy.
Words that rhyme with jiff
Questions about jiff
- What does jiff mean?
- Jiff means a jiffy; a moment; a short time.
- What part of speech is jiff?
- Jiff can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jiff?
- Jiff is pronounced /d͡ʒɪf/.
- What is the plural of jiff?
- The plural of jiff is jiffs.
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