JIFFIES
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Scrabble
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WWF
J(8) I(1) F(4) F(4) I(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- A very short, unspecified length of time.“I’ll be back in a jiffy.”
- A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
- The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
- The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre, but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
- Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
Source: Wiktionary
