Synonyms for jiff
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : jif-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪf i |
Top 10 synonyms for jiff Other synonyms for the word jiff
Définition of jiff
Origin :- 1797, short for jiffy.
- noun flash
- You go an' wash your 'ands, an' I'll 'ave your dinner up in 'alf a jiff!
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- "Begorra, but ye are right, Jiff," was the hearty response of the Irishman.
- Extract from : « Klondike Nuggets » by E. S. Ellis
- Mrs. Jiff always “forgot to bring” her own comb and hair brush.
- Extract from : « Ruth Hall » by Fanny Fern
- I'll be back in a jiff, and supper'll be ready's soon I can git it.
- Extract from : « The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell » by L. P. Wyman
- “Some of the hands would like to see you for half a jiff, Mr. Wade,” said he.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 » by Various
- "I'll find you some in half a jiff," said Dorrie Barnes, whisking off immediately.
- Extract from : « A Popular Schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
- Ah, Jiff, it does me good to see your handsome silf; and how have ye been, and how do ye expect to continue to be?
- Extract from : « Klondike Nuggets » by E. S. Ellis
- Jiff the policeman was entrusted with the delivery of the message, a verbal one, and I went with him.
- Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Tumbled to the trick in a jiff; never let on but what he wrote the letter, never will let on, I bet.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- I'd rather wear my homespun rig of pepper-salt and gray— I'll have it on in half a jiff, when I get home to-day.
- Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
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