jiffy
1Jiffy — can refer to:* Jiffy (time), one of several different very short periods of time * Jiffy pots; biodegradable plant pots * JIFFY , a line of baking mixes manufactured by the Chelsea Milling Company * Sealed Air Corporation, a packaging company… …
2"JIFFY" — is a brand of baking mixes marketed by the Chelsea Milling Company in Chelsea, Michigan, that has been producing mixes since 1930. They are known for the products being packaged in a small, blue box. JIFFY was created as the first prepared baking …
3Jiffy — Jif fy, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also {giffy}.] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] …
4Jiffy™ — UK US /ˈdʒɪfi/ noun [C] (also Jiffy bag) TRADEMARK ► a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail → Compare PADDED ENVELOPE(Cf. ↑padded envelope) …
5jiffy — [jif′ē] n. pl. jiffies [18th c. slang < ?] Informal a very short time; instant [done in a jiffy]: also jiff …
6jiffy — (n.) 1785, a moment, an instant, colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves slang for lightning …
7jiffy — *instant, moment, minute, second, flash, twinkling, split second …
8jiffy — [n] instant breath, crack, flash, jiff*, minute, moment, second, shake*, split second*, trice, twinkling*; concept 808 …
9jiffy — (also jiff) ► NOUN informal ▪ a moment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
10jiffy — 1. a unit of time used in computer engineering. A jiffy is the length of one cycle, or tick, of the computer s system clock. In the past, this was often equal to one period of the alternating current powering the computer: 1/60 second in the U …
