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jiffs

jiffs is the plural of jiff.

Meaning of jiff

Noun

jiff (plural jiffs)

  1. (informal) 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

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What is jiffs the plural of?
Jiffs is the plural of jiff.

Words near jiffs in the dictionary

  1. jiffing
  2. jiffle
  3. jiffled
  4. jiffles
  5. jiffling
  6. jiffs
  7. jiffy
  8. jiffy bag
  9. jiffy bags
  10. jiffy tummy
  11. jiffy-bag

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