jiff

noun, verb — 2 senses

jiff

noun

/d͡ʒɪf/

Etymology Clipping of jiffy.

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:
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:

2 more examples

Tell my man, “The usual, plus a shot for the kid” / He did his bartender thizzle, got my order in a jif2002, People Under the Stairs, “The Suite For Beaver Part 2”, in O.S.T.:
A lady's voice answered, “Be out in a jiff.”2009, David Jerome, Roastbeef's Promise, page 42:

jiff

verb

1

Slang To deceive, swindle, trick

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